Marcus' Back-to-School Journal

Monday, June 19, 2006

Rotorua

Weather was bad yesterday with pouring rain and howling wind...it was cold! despite that it didnt dampen our mood to travel to Rotorua for a daytrip...so after morning devotion, john, helen, DJ and myself hit the road after putting on some thermals...we packed some light snacks of Sandwiches, cookies, and lamingtons, tonnes of maps and brochures to get us around, and then we set off...

our first stop was the geothermal village of Wakarewarewa where we witnessed some volcanic activies of Geyser and mudpools and hot steam...the place was warm with all that boiling water but it sure stinked badly, from the sulphur, that is...we got used to the smell quickly and moved on to visit the village...We didnt need to pay the entrance fee of $20 because we know someone who's living there...I bought a bone carving necklace for $40 and really love it..i chose the fish hook which represents strength and determination, it also brings peace, prosperity and good health...now that's what i need....

We later went on to do Zorbing...the idea of a Zorb is to roll down the hill in a gigantic ball, and yes, we will be inside the ball...since the weather wasnt so good with strong wind, we had to do the hydro-zorb, and it literally means zorbing with water...as if it wasnt cold enough...anyway we all had great fun even though we were all soaking wet and was freezing to death at the end of the journey...the price was $45 per person but we chose to do it together so it only costs us $31 each...

i wanted to do the luge but the weather really wasnt permitting, so we headed back in the evening, skipping the hot water pool as no one brought their 'togs' (swimsuit-NZ slang)...

there was a power outage when we got back and we all had fun cooking in the dark and having a candle-lit dinner...

it's all good...