Rotorua & Taupo

In Rotorua we visited the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institue (called Whakarewarewa) and learned about the Maori people (native to NZ and of polynesian deceant). There was a pretty cool geiser there that was erupting. We also saw the Craters of the Moon thermal area and Huka Falls after leaving Rotorua towards Taupo. During the evening in Rotorua we went to eat a traditional Maori meal and watch a show about their culture.

Taupo is cool and sits on a big lake. There we went on the luge which is great fun. You sit on this little seat that has a t-bar handle which is your break and steering wheel, then take off down a big hill. It's a lot of fun. We also did an awesome ropes course where we walked across a log that was really high in the air and across some wires. We also climbed a telephone pole, stood on top of it, and jumped to catch a trapeeze bar. We ended the course by jumping off a tower; it was like a bunjee swing type of deal. We ended that day with a boat cruise and dinner on the lake.

I was showing off in the picture by lifting my foot for the camera.