Kuirau Park

We left our last Coromandel campsite (Opoutere) rather late in the day. It was such a cool, relaxed location and with the people there it almost felt like a hostel. We met two very kind German girls and a Dutch girl - it was a shame to leave after only one night and not to get to do anything together. There was also an elderly woman wo seemed to be travelling on her own - maybe she was in her 70s. Wow, she had such a great vibe about her. Chatty, easy-going, active and just camping all over NZ. She was so positive and humorous in her overall demeanour. I would be lucky to be in such a great spirit when I reach that age.

We left for Rotorua in the late afternoon and arrived at our new lake-side campsite. The rain throughout the night and a wet tent (inside and outside) didn‘t exactly help with getting a good night‘s sleep. But the ducks I saw in the morning kinda made up for it. I had a little photoshoot with one of them. She really was a natural in front of the camera. I wanted to keep it but Maddie said no. :(
With our semi-dry stuff in the boot, we set off for Kuirau Park in Rotorua - a park with geothermal activity. This seems to be a good time to mention that in most parts of Rotorua, your olfactory senses are treated to varying degrees of the refreshing smell of rotten eggs.
We met a really nice lady from Sydney in the park and chatted away for a bit and kept on admiring the steaming pools of acidic water.Weiterlesen