This morning we had another soak in the hot pools at the campground and had a walk around their “Eco trail” – a short walk along the thermal stream which feeds the facility. The stream bubbles along the valley at 98 degrees (it is cooled a lot before it gets anywhere near the soak pools!), creating lots of steam and unusual geography along the way.
We drove back to Rotorua to meet our pick up for an afternoon of white water rafting on the Kaituna river. The rafting included a 7m waterfall – apparently grade 5, which is the most extreme you can do – so there was a very real chance of capsizing! We managed to stay in the raft, although we were almost fully submerged at the bottom of the falls. Other rafts in our group had a few people overboard at various stages.
After a cheeky McDonalds (it was late and we were too tired to cook anything) we drove to Taupo where we’re camped next to the Huka Falls (should be spectacular when we can see them in the morning) at Reids Farm – a free campsite that appears to be full of Gypsy-style caravans.
I also picked up some cheap tickets for the Wales vs Namibia game on Monday in New Plymouth :-)
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