tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50097518799616525882024-02-19T17:54:05.766-08:00Weaving Rebecca"...Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life..." (Philippians 2:15-16)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685924944336870804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009751879961652588.post-66913322407353461912011-02-01T00:48:00.000-08:002011-06-13T22:35:56.921-07:00Rendezvous with RotoruaI'm home from my adventure in the Rotorua region of New Zealand's North Island, where I saw rolling, gloriously green hills and neat pine tree hedges dividing properties and farms (mostly sheep, cow and deer farms). At this time of year it doesn't get dark until 9pm, allowing plenty of time for sight-seeing. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our accommdation:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmmZdwlYuHIkbr5HQBSVqiVReVH-_pl1mOI8oVHfC8iMpS0wIhB0VRd8S3vein1ros8yP4xRKsHk-OTixaUmJm_XAHWry92VARRLxeqRDGR25c6wg8oqvNOJLcaHOEzkMiJMj0Nqiy8/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFmmZdwlYuHIkbr5HQBSVqiVReVH-_pl1mOI8oVHfC8iMpS0wIhB0VRd8S3vein1ros8yP4xRKsHk-OTixaUmJm_XAHWry92VARRLxeqRDGR25c6wg8oqvNOJLcaHOEzkMiJMj0Nqiy8/s200/New+Zealand+2011+007.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbkFEmGoxaSf1MLU1nPQoT17lHohpfjgOkKHnmzJcqE6BZKMp3kgko6akojGm99BvUrTIIyD1MHaXbgx6kSrwDjax0yQHqiftPOh-4OqMSVM6OLKzcUzABZypP6q9Dq0p7biNn7mOVXY/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>25/1/11:</b> On the first morning after arrival, we drove to Rotorua for breakfast where I had delicious pancakes with roasted banana and pecans. Then we visited the Mamaku Blue winery and blueberry farm, where we enjoyed blueberries and sampled wines, jams, jellies and chutneys. After sampling wines at the Mills and Morton Estate wineries, we surveyed the beautiful surroundings of the Bay of Plenty and gathered pips and mussels on Maketu Beach (I recommend the fish and chips there too). We visited the Tutea and Okere roaring waterfalls and ate NZ olives and cheese. <br />
Maketu Beach:<br />
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<b>26/1/11:</b> At the thermal Wai-O-Tapu springs we saw the Lady Knox geyser, boiling mud pools and hot springs with names like the Artist's Palette and Champagne Pool. The pools were various colours, including green, due to minerals in the water. Lunch was at Lake Tapau, overlooking the pristine, blue waters. We were entertained by the Te-Puia Maori cultural experience, which included Maori dancing, a demonstrataion of fighting skills and a hangi (dinner) of Maori kai (food).<br />
Wai-O-Tapu thermal mud and springs:<br />
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text-align: center;">Vegetation coloured by the sulphur:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMzyWp2ASW1MWUoXW71iARKz2G2IKMOjc7kq4EKSCAmbQ5Yb2014pF2SH1nBEj9Fj1nJmtzwrS0uTybZn56ipAO9ZesfcIC6e0-LydzoK2Y7xqZghCx368ObYUHXBlfOwEecRX99lLOg/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMzyWp2ASW1MWUoXW71iARKz2G2IKMOjc7kq4EKSCAmbQ5Yb2014pF2SH1nBEj9Fj1nJmtzwrS0uTybZn56ipAO9ZesfcIC6e0-LydzoK2Y7xqZghCx368ObYUHXBlfOwEecRX99lLOg/s320/New+Zealand+2011+121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lady Knox geyser:<br />
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Lake Tapau:<br />
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Skyline gondola:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEX3lXz7xTlwci1yABFSRQBPRSBkHJMojIYHsl4qnG_AdvuR5ZT3_D2-CuwSsLyVgjqUEfRXSPwC1MV329nS1yNFe8mHuHd5_6q5Uiwf7Z2KwCrB_3ZFTR_uzsOwENtOAkoePKh0PcLVw/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lake Rotorua:</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsob-W2qTVp9vLWhTo9wsv03wO20B58wQ7QrbPusCfXBJkskmMHGXkk4KvI3nqTT6Qawhf9Lvq3NWS-yJjks8X_xas84Gl6Hr1u1-SL1wv0i-Taj1aT5J9LD5mO90X2HvlXSuP5sB8fI/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiZ525eu_eCXrlhgVyxdiifi7II8D4GVXj7n6CI04iAStPHsycyqA11G6zBoHfNg6Du6t89fso2y7ShvnEF5iqPwP7uRaRsPfKlnx11nPqHPe8-6i0noBFrLPqIu8wY_PK6zZ5ZXT8Y/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiZ525eu_eCXrlhgVyxdiifi7II8D4GVXj7n6CI04iAStPHsycyqA11G6zBoHfNg6Du6t89fso2y7ShvnEF5iqPwP7uRaRsPfKlnx11nPqHPe8-6i0noBFrLPqIu8wY_PK6zZ5ZXT8Y/s200/New+Zealand+2011+260.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The black swans:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUT8klfU9sDYUbtX96dHFcq663FUOEx5mMDzX8sS7m0Lik5eE900QRVeZOljQXUR1UFc64hMUmA4vXSTJgpcO9UdYwGxZdVYjfoUx81NX3LAdQWMQxEKrJnhlMary-r8Q8uzkJj3fEGM/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUT8klfU9sDYUbtX96dHFcq663FUOEx5mMDzX8sS7m0Lik5eE900QRVeZOljQXUR1UFc64hMUmA4vXSTJgpcO9UdYwGxZdVYjfoUx81NX3LAdQWMQxEKrJnhlMary-r8Q8uzkJj3fEGM/s320/New+Zealand+2011+271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>28/1/11:</b> A day of recovery, shopping and using the internet cafe.<br />
<b>29/1/11:</b> I relished an extremely relaxing hot spring bath in a 1920's style building that was once a Spanish mission and nearby was the Rotorua museum. We stopped off at the Redwood Forest. The village of Te Wairoa, burried from an erruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886, was next on our agenda. Dinner was at Macs Steaks, which we all agreed was delicious. <br />
After my hot spring bath:<br />
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The museum:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Waitoharuru Valley:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkACRB0n15HrqHlR3togS7ZsMM1fRZUmzXWakDOe5W8bqaeB-1JkNTAi3rM59PxuphWi7UCtOu01RSdqyWShXCXMhEMOSZ0qAiQVjKTt9RWPJCMQ6wWKKj9iStyGkt5CMVA6STOxfQuQ/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkACRB0n15HrqHlR3togS7ZsMM1fRZUmzXWakDOe5W8bqaeB-1JkNTAi3rM59PxuphWi7UCtOu01RSdqyWShXCXMhEMOSZ0qAiQVjKTt9RWPJCMQ6wWKKj9iStyGkt5CMVA6STOxfQuQ/s320/New+Zealand+2011+296.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RnsQtS7bgrCm62XBMGhCWU39xS7Q-O3DpavCl_bpfS9wB2vvl_t3UM6jKamMFHqlrFpcVQaRIViWoiNLr0Xu_cZeBD_kdAmCFVF646o-tfo6SP4GW9fMoW3LIW12YtrvPl__SCgKYx4/s1600/New+Zealand+2011+299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RnsQtS7bgrCm62XBMGhCWU39xS7Q-O3DpavCl_bpfS9wB2vvl_t3UM6jKamMFHqlrFpcVQaRIViWoiNLr0Xu_cZeBD_kdAmCFVF646o-tfo6SP4GW9fMoW3LIW12YtrvPl__SCgKYx4/s320/New+Zealand+2011+299.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>30/1/11:</b> The trip ended with a visit to Auckland's Skytower where we observed Auckland from 220 metres above the city.<br />
The Skytower:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="left"></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685924944336870804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009751879961652588.post-40819248341664843942010-12-15T23:53:00.000-08:002010-12-31T16:48:54.980-08:00Gothic novelsI've recently read The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (by A.C. Doyle), the morbid story The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and the gruesome tale The Body Snatchers (by Robert Louis Stevenson), all written around the late 19th century.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10685924944336870804noreply@blogger.com2