breakfast in Rotorua
Rotorua Visitor's Centre
Maori carving at entrance to Government Gardens
me in Gov't Gardens
Rotorua Museum
Statue in Gov't. Gdns.
The Blue Baths
Cute croquet playersAfter wandering around Government Gardens, we caught our bus to Taupo, where we met up with Brindha, Natalie, and Jerry.
Mike, me, BrindhaOur first destination once we met up with the gang was to the Prawn Farm, which happened to be in the vicinity of the Huka Jet, a jet boat that zooms along at 80 km an hour, and makes 360 degree spins. We were booked for the Huka Jet after the Prawn Farm.
Us and itty-bitty car
Jerry and Mike (and Shawn the Prawn)
Prawn fishing. We all, amazingly, had 'the one that got away'...
Waiting for our Huka Jet ride
Not us, but our boat.
Getting giddy!
Our driver on the jetboat
Me, slightly damp
Heh
Us, slightly damper
They look worried 
See why?
Huka Falls
Putting on a brave face
Survived Huka Falls, completely soakedNext stop was to the natural (and free) hot spring. The river it emptied out onto was freezing, but the spring itself was unbelievably hot.
View of the Waitomo River, on our way to the hot spring
Hot spring
Jerry and the hot spring
No, she's not nude
Rainbow Lodge, our lovely accommodation
Drinking wine out of mugs with our new friend Marco. Poor kid had no idea what he was in for.
Preparing to watch Whale Rider at the hostel.
If we can only figure out how to work the dang thing.After the video, we decided to go into town for a couple of drinks. We wound up at Holy Cow, not realizing they were having a "special" event: Singled Out, where everyone gets a different name tag of one member of a famous couple (for instance, I was "Monica" and presumably there was someone wandering around named "Chandler"). Cowboy hats were also apparently part of the deal.
Needless to say, none of us met our match...
We did, however, console ourselves with an impromptu interpretive dance performance.
Did it work?
You tell me.
You tell me.
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