Rotorua - A Great City

So, I've been in Rotorua for the last few days, and have been loving it! It is a place that I could see myself living in if there wasn't a total lack of Snow here. So, in that case, I guess I'm gonna keep moving on.

The activities that are available in Rotorua are incredible though! First I'll talk about the white water rafting that Alli and I did. This raft trip was down the Kaituna river, which has 3 class 4 rapids and one class 5 rapid. A class 5 rapid is the highest class that a commercial guiding company is allowed to take clients down. And on the left, you can see us going over the class 5 rapid. They say that this waterfall is a 7 meter waterfall! The highest commercially floatable waterfall in the world in fact! And the picture on the right shows what happened to us at the bottom of the rapid. The rapid is so large that the entire raft goes under the water. We almost tipped, but we were able to save it just in time.

That day, we also got to go Mountain biking. The Mountain Bike trail is only 5 minutes from the center of town, and you get to mountain bike through the middle of a gorgeous redwood forest. For Colter, it is a lot like Fruita. One trail that goes up, and about 50 that come down. (Wish you were here Colt!) They had incredible trails too! Trails that had man made jumps that were at least 15 feet long! I was a little too chicken to do those ones though! Ce la vie!

Zorbing is also found here in Rotorua. And here, you can see us Zorbing down the hill. Yes, we are inside that giant rolling ball. There is another ball that is suspended on the inside of the large one that you can see in this picture. We are actually inside the smaller ball. They then put warm water inside it and push you down the hill. It's like a slip and slide, mixed with a shower, mixed with a washing machine. There were three of us inside the ball too, which made it all the more exciting!

Hmm, it's been so short since my last post, yet so long. . .We've done SO much in the last few days I'm having trouble remembering it all! Last night we went partying at the Lava bar with one of our raft guides. He's actually giving us a place to stay tonight too! (It's raining cats and dogs right now, so that's why I'm on the net instead of outside playing!) Colin, the guy in the picture that is next to Alli, and not me, is actually from Missoula MT. We may even meet up after my trip to Africa. He's hoping to get down south for the winter just like me!

Well, I'm running out of time yet again. Things are getting exciting here because My mom, and Linnea have decided to join me for a few weeks on my travels. So now a lot of my internet time is used planning for that meeting! Hope you all are still enjoying the post, even though my last few haven't quite been up to par! Í'm still trying though! Miss you all!