Hello my dear readers!
A new update from the other side of the globe. I have left the farm with the Americans in a car we bought in Auckland. I have been surfing in Raglan, a beautiful place where you can relax and do what you wanna do at your own pace. Raglan is a very small place; the town is just one street and the rest is residents. The hostel, Raglan Backpackers, is one of a kind. They have got a jacuzzi, sauna and these hammocks to chill in, a very cool hostel. Our view from the hostel was amazing, mountain in the background, and the sea. Just beautiful. The mountain is called the sleeping lady, which we climbed and got to see Raglan from a different view and the very blue ocean.
Waitomo was the next destination. On the way we enjoyed the nice landscape New Zealand has to offer. Staying away from the highways and taking detours instead was one reason why we bought the car. We saw many birds including kiwis in the kiwi house. In Waitomo there are some caves with glowworms which I also took a look at.
I had no idea what to expect in Turangi except Mount Doom, known as Mordor in Lord of the Rings. The hostel we stayed at was called A Plus Samurai Lodge. I made it to Mordor without being killed by orcs or Gollum, which is good.
I met so many interesting people at the hostel. I met this French girl and German boy, and we spent hours teaching each other phrases in our languages. I liked it very much. After a few days people left the hostel and so did we. Driving by Lake Taupo to Rotorua wasn't bad at all. We stopped in different places, saw steam coming up from the ground on a thermal walk. As we got closer to Rotorua, it started smelling weird. The smell in Rotorua comes from the sulfur compounds in the air caused by the thermal activity in the area.
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