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Days 117 and 118
We had to get up early for yet another long bus journey in order to get to Lake Taupo. We arrived in Taupo 7 hours later, and once checked in to the Rainbow Lodge we headed down to the lake front. Lake Taupo is the largest lake in New Zealand, and covers an area around the size of Singapore!! It looked more like the sea as a result, and as it was really windy there was even some waves.
The next day we caught a shuttle bus up the river leading into Taupo and made it just in time for the dam opening. As the siron sounded the small trickle of water changed into a set of fearsome looking rapids! For the rest of the day we planned to walk down from the rapids to Huka waterfalls. It took us about 2 hours to reach Huka falls and they where pretty impressive. The water was bright blue despite it being a cloudy day and you could feel the force of the water shaking the bridge above them. The rain closed in later that day so we order Dominoe's pizza and made the most of the unlimited internet at the hostel.
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