monday in rotorua

a day to relax in rotorua... we go driving... well, it's more relaxing than walking.

we start at the redwoods tree walk. suspension bridges between trees, well above the ground. deb wants to challenge herself, to face her fears... i'm nervous but enjoy it all. deb is nervous, glad she did it, I'm not sure of she really enjoys it.

we drive on to blue lake. then to green lake. and half way round a lake with a more complicated name.(*) The Saturday 42km walkers went by blue and green lakes. it's a nice drive, would have been an even nicer walk.

coming back, we stop at "the buried village". tourists in the 18th century visited for the thermal pools. the polls were in amazing stores of terraces. in about 1886 a volcano blew up, destroyed the village, turned the terraces into a very large lake. wow!

there's a walk through a field with remains of village structures. we also walk down to the stream and waterfall. very pleasant. quite steep walking back up to the top.

back home again. we eat at an Italian place in eat streat, we've been there before. The sauce on my pasta is so rich and heavy that i can't finish it. i also leave half the chewy, tasteless lumps of chicken. dessert, however, is delicious.

(*) the lake name may begin with whak, maybe. I'm not good with names. this blog -- when it's a holiday journal -- is the first draft. later, at home, i will tidy it up (a bit), add photos and print a hard copy. the tidy up will include some name finding.

the blog is a rough record. the final print will be a bit more factual. and, perhaps, a bit more accurate :-)

Nick Lethbridge  /  consulting dexitroboper
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