When someone asks you if you want to take a ride down a 7 meter waterfall (largest waterfall you can commercially raft down in the world) you can only say yes and ask where to sign up! We went white water rafting in Rotarua to take on another feat and we are happy to say that we all took the plunge, literally. The raft was only 4 meters long so when we went over, the raft goes about 3 meters down into the water and then pops back up. It was so incredible! Our guide only had to say "get down" and we held on to the ropes, tucked our chins and then wedged ourselves down into the raft and didn't let go. We popped back up and were all giggles until Jodie said "where is valena" and we noticed her floating down the river! She didn't end up holding on as tight as we all did and ended up going for a little swim! After being pulled in we had a little more fun with the river going down smaller waterfalls and then a bunch of people jumped out for a swim...and then rode down some rapids themselves! The scenery was amazing along this river. It felt like we were in a lost rainforest!
The cool thing was that before we even entered the water the guides did a maori prayer and blessings thanking nature and the river. The native language is so beautiful, it reminds of a little of being in Hawaii!
After that we got teased by the sun and it's warmth that we ended up heading to a park to suntan only to fall asleep for about five minutes and wake up to a chilling wind. We hastened back to our room to change and then head downtown. Rotarua is such a cute town with tons of little shops that beckoned us to enter. The annoying part was all the stores and even most cafes close at five! Good for our wallets, bad for updating our wardrobe.
We had another night of making pizzas (seriously the best meal yet...so fresh and good...I am sure that even the guys were jealous of our creations!). It's so easy to do just get tortillas and as many vegetables you can think of (mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, red peppers, asparagus tomatoes, etc.) and put a little cheese on top and then you have a masterpiece! We then all rented Lord of the Rings since we all were craving to watch it since being in NZ. Some nodded off before we even reached Hobbiton and some lasted until Rivendell. Needless to say we were all exhausted and turned it off to have an early night!
PS We are all ADDICTED to Kiwis...we eat at least 6-10 a day and have learned the real way to eat the fruit by eating the peel as well. I know it sounds gross but it really adds something to the kiwi! The trick is to rub off all the hair on the skin and then you can eat it! So good you should try it!
Luv B
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