Eggy smells, 17km walk and art deco (minus earthquakes)
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I'm a jinx. If you ever want a volcano not to errupt, a hurricane to change course or an earthquake not to happen, I can be hired to be there at any particular time. I am searching for all of these experiences and would love to experience them however they want to avoid me as evidenced by Cuba (hurricane), Japan (earthquake and volcano), Hastings NZ (earthquake). Hastings had 3 consecutive earthquakes the 3 days before I arrive. I arrive and the earthquakes for 2 days did not appear!
Nevermind as I had a lovely relaxing time with a family friend (Catherine) and her lovely (energetic) family in Hastings, NZ. It was nice to relax and go with the flow (such as a goey chocolate muffin with joghurt and lunch at a winery), relaxing at home and pottering about Hastings seeing the art deco architecture with me map reader being Scarlet, a very cute 11 month old baby. Thank you Catherine and Scott for putting me up at short notice and for looking after me.
It was then on to Taupo to do a 17km one day walk across lava fields and up the flanks of and in the crate of 2 active volcanoes. Whilst I enjoyed the views and the achievement at having done it, boy was it hard work. Walking up scree slopes and then running/surfing down slopes after climbing 'the Devil's Staircase' was a bit much.
Then some much needed relaxation in a spa pool and indulging again in volcanoes and thermal areas. Taupo is basically the start of a volanic ring going from Taupo to 150km to the east coast to a volcano called White Island. There are 5 active volcanoes in this ring and a lot of thermal areas. In Rotorua a normal park is trying to keep up with the thermal pools that appear (including some under people's houses (action of 'God' therefore no compensation) but it was good sightseeing for me!
I'm a jinx. If you ever want a volcano not to errupt, a hurricane to change course or an earthquake not to happen, I can be hired to be there at any particular time. I am searching for all of these experiences and would love to experience them however they want to avoid me as evidenced by Cuba (hurricane), Japan (earthquake and volcano), Hastings NZ (earthquake). Hastings had 3 consecutive earthquakes the 3 days before I arrive. I arrive and the earthquakes for 2 days did not appear!
Nevermind as I had a lovely relaxing time with a family friend (Catherine) and her lovely (energetic) family in Hastings, NZ. It was nice to relax and go with the flow (such as a goey chocolate muffin with joghurt and lunch at a winery), relaxing at home and pottering about Hastings seeing the art deco architecture with me map reader being Scarlet, a very cute 11 month old baby. Thank you Catherine and Scott for putting me up at short notice and for looking after me.
It was then on to Taupo to do a 17km one day walk across lava fields and up the flanks of and in the crate of 2 active volcanoes. Whilst I enjoyed the views and the achievement at having done it, boy was it hard work. Walking up scree slopes and then running/surfing down slopes after climbing 'the Devil's Staircase' was a bit much.
Then some much needed relaxation in a spa pool and indulging again in volcanoes and thermal areas. Taupo is basically the start of a volanic ring going from Taupo to 150km to the east coast to a volcano called White Island. There are 5 active volcanoes in this ring and a lot of thermal areas. In Rotorua a normal park is trying to keep up with the thermal pools that appear (including some under people's houses (action of 'God' therefore no compensation) but it was good sightseeing for me!
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