From Grads to Nomads

Well, we have enjoyed our time in this small thermal town, as much as possible, although we were not able to see and do all that we wanted due to extenuating weather circumstances. However, yesterday was absolutely gorgeous so us 4 golfers got out for another 9 holes on the Government Gardens course, this one not filled with boiling, acidic, sulphur mudholes. Instead, we had normal obstacles like sand and ducks. My ability to drive a straight ball helped greatly on this course, as all the holes lined up pretty much side by side. A few pars were shot by Rob and I, and due to the sudden burst of sun yesterday, we also are suffering from some painful sunburns on our faces. Jason lucked out since he was wearing a hat! I on the other hand am applying aloe vera quite constantly to my nose.

Last night we went to the midnight premier of King Kong, which was the first movie we have seen since September. It was very entertaining, I reccommend it as a holiday thriller, and we got to bed at about 3:45am, so today was a bit of a write off. For our last day, Rob and I drove out to see these lakes which were suppossed to be quite pretty, called Blue and Green lake, but it was slightly disappointing. However, we realize we are spoiled with lakes such as Lake Louise, and Emerald Lake so close to home.

Tomorrow we drive up 150km north to a small surfing town for a few nights, and we are all looking forward to breathing fresh air which does not trigger a gag reflex from the putrid smell! Rotorua has been a pleasant place to spend time though, very very relaxing and although we are leaving behind the comfort of having a whole house to ourselves, we are soon heading to Auckland to have an apartment with all of the same space.