Two days ago I was in Hahei, which was lovely. I did a long walk to a place called Cathedral Cove, and despite the huffing and puffing and sweating, the walk was worth it!
We didn't have time to go to Hot Water Beach that night which I was upset about, but we did do a quick stop through the next morning. They should really call it hot sand beach b/c that's what is hot, not the water. Anyway, when you dig your feet into the sand, it is so hot, it feels like it's burning. It was so cool though.
The rest of the day was a bit of a shit show and featured the first rage attack I've had in NZ. I know it won't be the last. The scene of the crime was a place called Ragland, which if it didn't have a crazy amazing beach, I would have killed it.
Today I went to the Waitomo Caves and did cave exploring which was un-real! I got to 80 meters below the ground, repelled down waterfalls, rock climbed, saw glow worms and millions of years old stalagmites all while rocking a crazy smelly wet suit. It was seriously one of the coolest things I've ever done.
Now, I'm in a town called Rotorua, and it smells like sulfur because it is a thermal area with geysers, hot springs, mud pools etc. It's kind of a nothing town, other than the hot springs, but I like it and think I'll stay a few days. I got the driver of the bus tour to drop me on the highway and I hitchhiked in with this lovely mother like woman who dropped my right at my hostel which is called Funky Green Backpackers. Its a great place and the guy who mans the front desk is a fellow Canadian, from Vancouver, who went to McGill, so I felt straight at home being able to talk Canadian, after being surrounded by Europeans for a few days. Tonight I went to a farmers market, and tomorrow I'm going to hit up the hot springs for some relaxation after a couple of mad days.
I'm pooped and this internet is pretty brutal, so until next time...
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