Houses and Planes

Over Easter we also managed to get away, this time down to Taupo and Rotorua. We didn’t get to see much of Taupo, but we did get a pretty good view! Easter Saturday morning dawned to a beautiful warm and sunny day and what better way to see Taupo than to jump out of a plane! We went skydiving! It was AWESOME! An absolutely amazing rush of adrenaline. On the way up, they gave us oxygen because we were jumping from 15000 feet (5 kms!) and the views are spectacular. You can see Mt Ruapehu in the distance and the whole town is spread out beneath you. Now, I’m not that great with heights but it was definitely worth it. You don’t have time to think about what you’re doing when you are half way out the plane and then falling. We’ll try to get the videos up soon… technology is proving difficult. That same afternoon, Aaron took me Zorbing at Rotorua. It was awesome! Afterwards, the nice warm bed at the B and B in Rotorua was very inviting. One can only handle so much excitement in one day! On Sunday we headed out to the Wai-U-Tapu Thermal Wonderland to see they geyser and the thermal pools. The first two or three were interesting, mainly because they were filled with nice things like arsenic and cadmium but they were interesting as gold and silver were precipitating on the edges. After that, the next 20 pools were pretty boring. We sure we glad to get away from the stink and find some lunch. That night, it was time for some pampering and relaxation so we booked in to have a mineral bath and a massage… bliss! Monday morning we were meant to see the kiwis but honestly couldn’t be bothered… It was time to head home and get the new house properly unpacked and cleaned up before heading back to work for another week.

And so nothing has really changed much lately. We have the home phone and internet finally hooked up and my coffee machine arrived! Its starting to get a bit cold and I’m going to have to get a load of firewood some time but we’re looking forward to more visitors. My mum and grandmother will be here in 2 days, then we’ve got Aaron’s family and mine here in July with Clare, Joe, Jenny and Phil visiting during the holidays. It's going to be a busy time!

So, keep in touch everyone. There’s always a spare bed for anyone who wants to visit.