It's the weekend! And it was raining this morning. The perfect excuse to sleep in. When we finally rolled out of bed, we set out for some thermal pools. Rotorua is known for it's underground hot springs and numerous natural warm pools. We drove out to a place called Kerosene Creek.
It was raining. A lot. And we started following a small family who apparently had no idea where they were going. We hiked about a half mile in the wrong direction. Thanks a lot, small Kiwi family!! Last time we blindly follow a strange family in the rain!
When we finally found the thermal pool, it felt amazing after having been in the cold rain for so long. There were about a dozen other people there. Mostly families with small children and other tourists. There was a small waterfall pouring in to where everyone was wading. The water was very shallow and when we dug our feet down into the sand and rocks in the riverbed, it felt hot! When we moved closer to the waterfall the smell of sulfur was pretty strong. Not the best smell...but no way we were leaving the warm water in that cold rain!
We didn't stop to take any good pictures in the rain. Luckily we made some friends and someone was nice enough to snap a pic of all of us:
Those guys were so nice. A little handsy maybe, but super sweet.
We finally got out of the hot springs and after a very VERY cold jog back to the car we hurried home to shower and head in to town. The rain finally stopped and we were able to enjoy a nice afternoon strolling through town, window-shopping, and eating a yummy dinner at a restaurant called Atticus Finch.
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