29 | Waikato | Rotorua Skyline & Luge

🇬🇧 This morning we travelled just outside of Rotorua where we took the gondola up into the hills. At Skyline you can do various activities, and on the way up we saw some crazy mountain bikeLes mer
🇬🇧 This morning we travelled just outside of Rotorua where we took the gondola up into the hills. At Skyline you can do various activities, and on the way up we saw some crazy mountain bikeLes mer
🇬🇧 After lunch today we drove to Taupo, which is a lovely lakeside town not unlike Rotorua but much less smelly. We walked along the lakefront and got some cheap ice cream from McDonalds. WeLes mer
🇬🇧 In Taupo we had to decide whether to stay a night or continue down the road. We decided Tongariro National Park would be much cooler than Taupo, so we continued south for another couple ofLes mer
🇬🇧 Because we decided to travel south one day early, we now have four nights in Ohakune. What's there to do for three days?, you ask. Actually there isn't much in the village but some shops andLes mer
🇬🇧 Rob thought he had already done this walk 12 years ago and wanted to show it to me. Because it's only a short walk we had time to fit it in our plans this afternoon. Turns out he hadn'tLes mer
🇬🇧 Last night we stayed at a campsite for $30 (£15) that only had a long drop toilet and no clean drinking water. Today we are paying $58 (£29) - which is only £7 more per person - but we getLes mer
🇬🇧 We're both way too tired to write a long story about our hike today! We got up at 6am, took a shuttle bus at 7am and started the walk at 8am. We climbed up the mountain for 8km and then backLes mer
🇬🇧 This morning we hired e-mountainbikes to cycle the Old Coach Road ("E" because we just did an 8 hour hike yesterday and wanted to be back in one piece today!). The hire company took us to theLes mer
🇬🇧 Our North Island adventures are over for now. We returned to Wellington, dropped off our hire car, and are getting ready to take the ferry to the South Island tomorrow morning.
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🇬🇧 This must be one of the most extravagant hostels in the whole country. It's expensive but it has great vibes and the facilities are superb.
🇩🇪 Dies muss eines der extravagantestenLes mer
Ihr seid recht unternehmungsmaktiv. Riskiert mir ,aber nicht zuviel, ich will euch mit heilen Knochen wieder in der Heimat begrüßen können. Gruß Oma [Oma Alice]
ReisendeKeine Sorge, die Sicherheit ist bei uns höchste Priorität! Haben immer brav Helme auf :)
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