Goodbye beach, hello hot springs & water troubles

Wed 12 Feb 2025

We hit the road (avoiding tolls), to head to Rotorua - the land of hot springs, mud pools and geysers.

The drive was very scenic. We stopped and made lunch in a nice forest area:


We also detoured to a bird garden, set at the end of a very long lane of avocado plantations. 


The avocado plantations seemed to have very tall narrow hedges - perhaps to shield them from too much strong sunshine? Avocado plantations seem to be almost everywhere today.


We arrived in Rotorua to find that our taps in the campervan had stopped working. We had been having intermittent spluttering issues, even after filling the water tank, which could be airlock issues. We think we've found a solution for now, but we'll keep you updated on problems with our water works! 

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