The Rotorua trip was one of the best trips I've done since I've been in New Zealand. We got to do so much great stuff! The first night we arrived, it was pretty late, especially since we encountered a flat tire along the way. So the night started and ended at the bar. We all woke up nice and early the next morning and headed off to Te Puia. Te Puia is a large Maori cultural center, but also a place where you can experience geysers and hot/mud pools up close.
Next was AgroVentures. There were a bunch of activities to try here and I picked Jet Boating and the Free Fall. Free falling was BY FAR the coolest thing ever. They put you in a goofy suit and give you goggles that are too small and send you flying over a giant fan. Its supposed to simulate sky diving. Too cool.
That night we went to check out a place that some locals showed us. It was a thermal pool in the middle of the forest. And because Rotorua is a town built in the middle of a volcano crater, I was basically sitting in a hot pool in the middle of a volcano... pretty neat. A few of us got up early the next morning to see it in the day light.
Following the trip back to the hot pool was the Zorb. Basically a huge ball filled with a little bit of water that gets thrown down a hill with you inside. It was wild! After the Zorb we headed to the Luge. Its not the same as the snow luge but the same concept I guess. its a tiny little go cart that the race down a hill. It was pretty fast with some huge turns, we all had a blast.
After such a long weekend, we were all exhausted and ready to go back home. But, it was an AMAZING experience!
AWESOME!!!!
ReplyDeleteI saw the Zorb on Daily Planet and pretty sure you were there! If not I would have mentioned it, but convinced you were at Crazy's when we saw the Zorb... That's so cool
Wow...dude so much fun!!! :D
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