Stuff and Nothing

We spend a quiet day in Taupo trying to arrange some excursions that don’t clash with the weather which isn’t really improving enough.  After repeated calls to Taupo Sky Dive, we eventually get picked up in the afternoon and sit through the video sales pitch and safety videos before they decide that actually no, it’s [...]

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Another day dawns bright and… wait a minute… it’s actually not raining!  We take advantage of the temporary respite to have a look at some of Taupo’s main attractions.  We call up shuttle2u and get a convenient all day pass for the paltry sum of $15 each.  For most of the day we’re getting ferried [...]

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It didn’t take too long for the bad weather to catch up with us in Taupo.  Judging by the disgust we’ve heard from every Kiwi so far, we’re privileged to be here for the worst Spring weather in recent memory.  Not that we’re strangers to torrential downpours – Dublin tends to be quite waterlogged.  But [...]

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Our last morning in Rotorua was, as always, punctuated by steady showers.  We killed a couple of hours reading and getting some lunch before queuing for our next bus.  This one was under the command of Mr Hyde who alighted from the bus shouting and barking at anyone who came near him.  He growled that [...]

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