2 words: Totally Awesome. The Plan As my guide said, “We have three plans: Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C. Can you guess each plan?” Plan A: Go over the waterfall with no hiccups or anything wrong. Plan B: Go over the waterfall and lose a person or two. Plan C: Go over the…… Continue reading Rafting Down a 23-foot Waterfall in Rotorua, NZ
Category: Islands
Te Puia 2.0 – Te Rā – School and Sulfur in Rotorua, NZ
We liked Te Puia so much the first time that we returned on Thursday morning for another tour. This Tour was to Te Puia’s schools, the kiwi, mud pits, and geysers. Part 1: The School Te Puia is also the home of The New Zealand Māori Arts & Crafts Institute. This school has three parts:…… Continue reading Te Puia 2.0 – Te Rā – School and Sulfur in Rotorua, NZ
Zorbing in Rotorua, NZ
On Wednesday, we went zorbing. If, like me, you have not researched activities to do in Rotorua, NZ, you are probably wondering what a zorb is and if it is some sort of Toy Story spin-off. Here is a photo: A Zorb Ball You roll down a hill in that plastic ball with 40 liters…… Continue reading Zorbing in Rotorua, NZ
Te Puia – Te Pō – Dinner and Performance in Rotorua, NZ
“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day…” – A nursery rhyme. We went to this super fun cultural experience in Rotorua, NZ, at a place called Te Puia. We had a fantastic buffet dinner, and then there was a performance. The performance was a Māori collection of dances. I learned that everything the Māori…… Continue reading Te Puia – Te Pō – Dinner and Performance in Rotorua, NZ
Nighttime Tree Walk in Rotorua, NZ
On Wednesday night, we went to the Redwoods Tree Walk in Rotorua, NZ. We arrived at 8:30 pm, so we did the nighttime experience. Aside from the hour-long wait, it was terrific. Besides being very beautiful with lights, 20 meters above the ground, and having random projections of local birds onto trees, the walk was…… Continue reading Nighttime Tree Walk in Rotorua, NZ
New Zealand /23
Day 1 – Rain Today it was rainy and stormy all day, so the sailing camp I would have gone to was canceled. We went to a trampoline park to get our energy out, and the funniest part was that the roof was leaking in many places. It turns out the weather was only going…… Continue reading New Zealand /23
Tahiti
Arriving in Tahiti We arrived in Papeete around 10 pm on Sunday the 15th and went to the Hilton, where we spent the night and the next day, getting used to the time zone difference. On Tuesday, we flew to Raiatea, where we headed into town. To the Ship! When we arrived in Raiatea, we…… Continue reading Tahiti