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Oh boy, it’s nearly time to leave the North Island and cross to the South for the next stage of our trip. We have spent 10 nights here and travelled approx 860km. We have two more days in the North … Continue reading
Category Archives: New Zealand
Ah the great delights of travelling and moving on each night. This brings some challenges of what to carry (you don’t want to be lugging bags and bags from the car each night and back again the next morning) so … Continue reading
Sat here in Taupo in Pimentos restaurant enjoying a nice meal and in blusters Cap’n USA with the gusto reserved only for a world sooper power. Don’t get me wrong I love America and everything about it, some of the … Continue reading
A good day at the Waiotapu Volcanic steamy things today with lots of springs and bubbly things. We spent about 3 hours wandering around this amazing prehistoric landscape. The last stop on this walking tour was this pool of naturally … Continue reading
Welcome to Wai-o-Tapu Geyser. Up at the crack of dawn (well 8.30) for the 27km drive to see the Geyser blow at exactly 10.15. You get a bit of spiel about how this was discovered by prisoners washing their clothes … Continue reading
Culture alert, yes I went along to a cultural event (well there was grub as well). Mrs Fogg booked a “traditional” (made for visitors at a cost of 200NZD for the both of us), evening of understanding the Maori culture, … Continue reading
And here is a nutter on a luge. A great morning of riding the scenic, the intermediate and the oh my god (which at one point you leave terra firma for a few seconds). What brilliant fun with the rather … Continue reading
Here we are enjoying breakfast at the Skyline Cafe in Rotorua. I said to Mrs Fogg find us a nice quiet table, boy did she ever! Today we hit the three Luge rides going from sedate to nutter and then … Continue reading
And here is Mrs Frildo Hairytoes Hobbit (played by non other than Mrs Fogg), sampling that there Hobbit brew “SobeRing” after visiting the shire. This is the self same Hobbit who whilst wandering round the Gloworm Caves, listening to the … Continue reading
Welcome to Rotorua, home of the thermal baths and all things muddy, bubbly and smelly. This is the oversized bath in our hotel room. Any guesses as to how long it will take to fill it?? I’m afraid the one … Continue reading