Rained all night and still raining in the morning – but we decided to go for a swim in the hot pool anyway! We were going to get wet either way and it saved having a shower!!
The rain also made it a bit of a challenge to get our campervan off the site and Chris got some fellow campers to help push the van off leaving them covered in mud!
After all that excitement we hit the road to Rotorua. First stop the Rotorua Museum of Art & History- very interesting and well presented museum and a good way to spend some time on a rainy day. Next we went for a walk and checked out some of the sights and SMELLS of Rotorua. Souvenir shopping and then back to camp to get ready for a night out.
Tonight we went to a Maori cultural experience at the Tamaki village. We were taken out on a bus and greeted in a traditional way and then explored the maori village. This was really special being dark with the fires blazing and all the people in traditional dress explaining the maori culture. Really well done. Next they move us on to watch the Hangi being pulled up from the ground. It smelt amazing! Then we watched some performances including the Haka of course, followed by eating the Hangi. The Hangi food was almost as good as a Kangaroo Valley Hangi! Almost. Great night out.
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