Taupo

We said goodbye to the ocean for a couple weeks and headed towards Taupo. This city is basically right in the middle of the north island. Taupo and area have some great biking trails so we did a bunch of exploring by bikes (of course). With a giant lake there too we decided to get in some water activities as well. We signed up for a guided tour by kayak out to some Maori rock carvings. We also checked out another geothermal area that was right by the bike park.

We stayed a couple nights at a free campground but 2 nights was plenty for us. After camping with at least 40 other caravans or campervans and hanging out with our sneaky rat neighbour (he was cute and I named him Fergus) we moved on to a quieter spot with a shower - you can really only bath in the river for so long before you need to actually get clean!

From here, we weren't sure where to go. The forecast wasn't looking good for our original bike plans so we both agree it was time for a bike break so we could hike:)Read more