After Auckland, we went on to Rotorua. A very interesting town. It smells like rotten eggs! Yes, that's right. The whole area is a hot-bed of geothermal activity. We went to this place called Wai-O-Tapu and did a walk around all these amazing pools. This one is called Artist's Palette. I don't think my camera has captured all the amazing colors though.

This one is Champagne Pool with some crystals growing around the edge.

I wish I could upload a lot more pictures but they charge by the megabyte here for Interenet and it would cost a fortune!

Today we are in Napier. A quaint beach town on Hawke Bay. It's weird to see al the Christmas decorations up and have it be summer! This area is know for it's wine and I'm trying to figure out how I can get some home without lugging it around in my suitcase (which already weighs a TON).

I'll send more updates later...gotta eat (again!).