Arrived in Napier on Tuesday evening, slept there, looked around.
Went past Taupo to Rotorua on the 20th. Almost had an empty gas tank in a national park on the way to Taupo, but made the city. Signed up for a Maori Cultural Experience for the evening: It provides an official Maori greeting, a look into how the people were living in the past, a Hangi meal, song and dance and storytelling. The next day featured a visit to Wai-o-Taupu, a volcanic park with lots of geothermal pools (not swim-safe though)
Went on to Tauranga, but the information that it was a Maori site was a bit wrong. On to Whitiangi then, to be able to spend the next day at Hot Water Beach.
Beach was on Friday. Visited the Cathedral cove there and learned about the volcanic river under the ground that heats up the water. Took a bath in it.
Later that day marked the arrival in Auckland. Spend Saturday doing some sightseeing, visited Mt. Eden and SkyCity. Continued further up north on Sunday afternoon to Whangarei. Took a resting day before going up to Russel Island on Tuesday. It was a whaling village in the old days. The next day was a roadtrip past the gigantic Kauri trees and the northern coastline.
Back down on Thursday, to Hamilton for a visit to a friend of mine. Stayed there a few days. Spend friday mostly underground with the Waitomo cavern system, which was a deeply impressive experience. Took the Overlander train back to Wellington city on Sunday to conclude the two weeks. It's like you're passing through a Bethesda world, for about 8 hours long.
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