Cold got the better of me today so I just followed Paul around. The damp rainy, very British sort of weather didn't help. went to Te Puia or Whaka(rewarewa) to do the cultural thing for a change and it was very informative and interesting. Its in the same place as the Prince of Wales feathers geyers and Pohuha geyers both of which were going of in fairly splendid style. Funnily enough though I really prefered yesterday's sites to todays. Maybe it was the whole tourist trap aspect or something-it is a really incredible site though.
The falls in the picture above are the Huka falls. These are huge, scary, no holds bar it'll kill you territory, apparently people occassionaly try canoeing down it (well Kiwis are well known for extreme sports). If however they aren't successful there are some great places at the bottom of the falls where bodies can be trapped for days before the falls spit them out. Well I wouldn't go in as a diver to try and get them out that's for sure.
Got into Napier around 5.30pm and booked into the Top 10 site again (NZD26 with the discount card) another good site.
Ate in the Jazz Cafe in town 'Take 5' great place. really good venison and a lovely bottle of Brookfield 2003 Syrah helped the evening wind to a close.
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