Kia Ora,
the weekend is over and a new school week starts.
I enjoyed my free week with sleeping in and just doing nothing. After I had my two hours art on Thursday, we went to the beach with this beautiful weather and there we got sunburned for the first time -.-
On Friday it finally started: the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand and I'm taking part :D
Therefore we went to my hostfamilies friends to watch the fireworks and it was just amazing. Meanwhile in Auckland the biggest party New Zealand has ever seen started and even on TV it was fantastic!! :D
Sadly we missed the Haka and the first minutes of the game, because we got in a traffic jam after everyone wanted to leave at the same time.... Nevermind, the game was amazing and we won against Tonga 40 - 10.
On Saturday I had to get up early again to be at school on time. From there we went about 4 hours in a Van to Rotorua. In Rotorua we got picked up and got our wetsuits. Our guide told us how to react and what to do, how to hold the paddle, when we have to paddle forwards or backwards and how to sit in the boat.
There we go.... the first waterfall was around 2.5 metres, the second on 2 metres and the last one around 6 metres high :D I was so glad that I didn't fall out off the boat or we flipped over!!
However two of the boys fell out after we smashed into the wall :D
But otherwise it was great fun and the weather was nice as well.
After that we went into the Gondola and up the hill, just to go down again in a Luge. Everyone who comes to New Zealand should do that I think, it's sooooo much fun :D
We were sleeping in a little hut and after dinner in Rotorua we went into the Hot Pools :)
On Sunday we went to Wai-O-Tapu a thermal 'city', where we watched a Geyser breaking out (hope you can say that in English??), saw some Mud Pools and sulfur pools. Actually really interesting (even if it's smelly) if it wouldn't have been raining that heavily and we wouldn't have been soacking wet :(
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| Auckland Skyline |
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| Rotorua from Gondola |
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| Wai-O-Tapu Artist's Palette |
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| Lady Knox Geyser |
So a really good but wet weekend.
Beginning of the week it was still raining and I hope we'll have some sun soon ;)
Greetings from wet New Zealand
Lea ♥
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