Dusty - the gutsy little van for 2
On 19 December 2010, we packed everything including the kitchen sink and set off on a hippy trip – going where the road went and stopping where we fancied.
The forests of central North Island
We headed south, meandering backwards and forwards across the North Island, visiting places with fascinating names!
Whatakane & Whirinake:
Whakatane - basically the whole town
Waterfall in Whirinaki forest
Rainbow Mountain:
Rainbow Mountain red cliffs
Rainbow Mountain blue pools
Yellow and red rocks, blue and green pools, bubbling mud and grey skies – great name!
Only the pink terraces were missing as they were destroyed in the last volcanic eruption of Mt.Tarawera.
Rotorua – Just mix Jurassic Park and Lord of the Rings together…!
The eerily primitive Rotorua
This is an eerie place, smelling of the sulphurous gases escaping from every crack; pools of bubbling mud and geysers shooting into the air every few minutes. Is this what earth was like during the age of the dinosaurs?
Next installment: Part 1b!