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Monday 12th November 2007- Rotorua
After arriving the following evening at Central Backpackers we were impressed with the hostel no bunk beds and the hostel was converted flats. So it hasd a really friendly atmosphere. Had a lovely lie in (11 hours) we then tried to drive around Lake Rotorua in the hire car but it isn't really possible as houses and businneses are on the edge. Returned the car and had luch in town. After this didn't really do much. I went shopping and Jen and Paul went rafting. Went toMad dog for tea and ate a rather reasonable Moroccon, Lamb and Rice meal. Yum Yum!
Tuesday 13th November 2007- Left Rotorua and eventually got to Taupo.
Didn't do much in the morning checked internet and packed. Jen got up at 8:30 to watch the Arsenal match and trekked around town looking for somewhere to show it. (luckily Base Backpackers had sky so she snuck in there, she must be crackers). Then waited for the Stray bus to pick us up at Central Backpackers. Then we waited for the Stray bus to pick us up Central Backpackers. At about 1:00 I decided to ring the office asking where the bus was. She said the driver did not know that she had to pick us up from Central. Anyway after a lot of apologises and the manager of the office in Auckland running around trying to somehow get us to Taupo, the bus turned around to get us.
We arrive in Taupo about 2 hours late and get ready for our skydive. We decide to do 12,000 ft as it is cheaper; so are the last group out. However by 5:30 the weather has turned and we don't get to go. So we are all suited up, slightly scared and apprehensive but my tandom guy has calmed me down so I'm ready to go. NO JUMP!So probably one of the worst days of my travels but never mind one in 3.5 months is not too bad.
13th November 2007- Taupo
We get up, pack and get ready for our rebooked sky dive. If we get to do the skydive we can get on the 10:00 Stray bus to the National Park. But oh no- NO JUMP. The weather is still too bad. So we book another night trundle off to Pak and Save to buy food for the Tongariro crossing. On the way back we see the Stray bus and we ask the driver to book us on the bus for tomorrow but there is no bus on a Thursday from Taupo. (one of us as done something wrong in the group because we are having really bad Karma) We are then to do our skydive at 11:00 so we chill out for a bit and then it is ON so we get picked up in the limosine.
We then get there and we are waiting for the final weather forecast a video is put on, I sleep in the recpetion area instead. Then 30 minutes later we are told NO JUMP. This is so annoying so we go back to the hostel and rebook the jump for 2:00. Then at 1:40 we ring but it is still too windy so NO JUMP. So we just chill in the hostel and fall asleep again then make tea, I watch Ophrah. So all in all the last few days have been a bit of a nightmare.
We are booked in for tomorrow at 10:00 but no guarantee as the weather in Taupo is so unpredictable. Oh and to add insult to injury the Tongariro crossing is on tomorrow but we have no bus and we are booked on a skydive. So no doubt on Friday the crossing will be off. Thats all from me. I have now updated the last two weeks of my diary and I am hoping the next few days are going to improve.
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