I have wandered down here many times and each time it’s different, sometimes the steam is so thick it’s eerie and other worldly and other times it’s the bright sunshine and buildings that take my eye. St Faiths is always a favourite but not often open to the public, sad that last time I was inside it was a funeral of a well loved kuia.
So lucky to have the Lake Tararewa just 20 min from Rotorua and it makes a lovely sunday drive. First day of fishing season so it was noisy with boats and jet skis but still a spectacular place to visit. Next time I would like to take the water taxi across and maybe walk up the mountain to where they think the pink and white terraces were covered in the eruption, but that’s something for the cooler autumn weather and perhaps a wee bit more mountain walking fitness.
Do you ever plan on doing something and suddenly it’s a couple of weeks later and it’s still on the to do list … I guess it must be an age thing, after all it’s only 6 months till I am a gold card carrying pensioner as I was reminded recently by one of my most delightful friends who got there first.
So spring time and I have been out walking, warning – you will start to see lots of flowers, hopefully birds if I can get a good zoom lens and landscapes.
Quick trip to home to see family and launch the balms at a pop up in Riverside Market for Beehive Collective who will be our outlet for the South Island. It was fun and over the two days we had lots of interest. So now I have a reason to get back to Christchurch a bit more often.
It’s fun taking the photos with the phone, but they only look good on the phone 🥺
Nothing like a Sunday drive on Saturday, plenty of liquid sunshine with the occasional sun break to give the road an eerie misty glow.
The Traveling Kiwi 