Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Stop 13: Taupo


I decided to stop in Taupo on the way back up because it had been beautiful when we had driven through on the way down south before and it seemed to be a popular place. Unfortunately it rained for pretty much the entire time I was there. I shared the room with a couple who pretty much just laid in bed and slept for the entire 48 hours I was there, so I pretty much just stayed out of the room as much as possible. Fortunately the people at the hostel were pretty cool. 

My first day I planned to walk to Huka falls and some thermal pools, despite the fact it was pouring rain. I met two Canadian guys who planned to do the same and asked if I could tag along. Fortunately they had a car, so I avoided getting soaked and just got a little wet. The falls were a lot more awesome than I expected and the thermal pools weren’t too exciting, but super relaxing at the same time. I actually ate out for lunch and had some INCREDIBLE Indian food. It’s been forever since I have had good Indian food, so I was really excited. The rain let up a little, so I did my best to walk around town. At dinner that night I met an English girl and American guy and we had a lot of fun hanging out.
Huka Falls

Huka Falls from the bottom

Taupo from the waterfront

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