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- 21.12.2023 klo 16.30
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Korkeus: 299 m
- Uusi SeelantiBay of PlentyRotorua DistrictFenton ParkNew Geyser38°9’25” S 176°16’20” E
Day 19 - Rotorua
21. joulukuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
I arrived in Rotorua after a very speedy drive, with roadworks again. I checked into my motel and I'm next door to some rowdy boys who were obnoxiously playing their music very loudly. I managed to get everything I needed for the night up without bringing my suitcase up the flight of stairs so that was good. I then drove to a lookout for the lake, which smelt of sulfur but was so full of birds and there was a lot of poo on the road that I didn't feel like walking much for the sake of not having to declare these shoes. So I walked around the government house precinct which was well manicured and then I went to the redwood treewalk. The forest is pretty incredible, the trees are so tall!
I arrived the same time a group of came, but 8 is the maximum allowed on the bridges. They went up before me but I hung back after the second bridge so they could go in front so I didn't get rushed forward by the kids who were super excited. At some point you get to climb up a flight of stairs which takes you maybe 20m above the ground, it feels pretty tall! It's to see the tallest tree in the forest. It feels very magical in there, it's strangely peaceful being surrounded by such tall trees.
After the treewalk, I went and collected some more postcards, preempting going to the thermal pools and Mt Marangui in Tauranga. So I don't think I have any more postcards to collect! Then I headed back to my motel, but the street was closed! There were Christmas street markets happening! I quickly took my stuff inside and then went down on the street. There was live music and lots of food trucks and hand made goods market stalls. It was very a very nice vibe. I grabbed some "smashed strawberries" which were strawberries covered in melted chocolate and then I got a biscoff topping too. I took it back to the motel, made my noodles and heated up the veggies leftover from yesterday, and then had dinner and dessert before heading back to the markets to enjoy the vibe and live music while I wrote the beginning of this entry. Then I went back to the motel to chat to Sharmini and Rhaneela and I word vomited so hard because I hadn't spoken to anyone properly for 2 days! It was really nice to catch up with them. As the call came to an end the riotous boys from next door showed up slamming tables and doors and bottles and being so noisy. Thankfully they passed out pretty fast so it was a quiet night but I struggled to get to sleep.
Then something really strange happened. Someone called me. And because I had my headphones in it automatically answered. It was a woman who said hello, but I hung up without responding. Then they called again! It was so weird because it was a private number so I couldn't contact them back. But no one really has my number here so I think it was a spam. I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night so I hope I sleep well tonight!!Lue lisää