Another morning, another time to pack. Got all bags re-packed and loaded into car again in record time. Headed out to Rotarua- another beautiful, long windy road trip. We stopped for lunch in a nice little town that I can't remember the name of where Ian's grandparents used to live and where there used to be a big spa resort. Then it was on to Rototura. We got settled into our hotel- Ann's Volcanic Hotel- what a name and got to watch our first rugby match. The All Blacks were tied with England at the half, but pulled off the win in the end.
Rototura is a popular tourist destination because there is all kinds of geothermal activity in the area. New Zealand is a volcanic island and Rototura is the place where you can tell it is true. We headed to a city parks that has tons of geo-thermal activity. It is kind of freaky because you'll just be walking along and there will be smoke coming out from rocks. Most of it is in fenced off sections. There was everything to freaky colored waters with stinky steam coming up to boiling mud and blurping mud. Crazy stuff! Some of them small, some big like ponds. They even had a few pools you could stick your feet in. I was the only one who could take the heat. Lil loved the splash pad they had for kids even though it was cold water.
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