It stinks in Rotorua!

Because of the Tongariro Crossings, I had separated from Pascal and Cori for a few days. We wanted to meet again in Rotorua. The city itself is okay. Being in a volcanic area, there are a lot of hot springs and bubbling mud pools. But it stinks! It stinks terribly!

I strolled through the city for a while and then met up with two acquaintances I met in Auckland. In the evening, I wanted to do the Nightwalk in the Redwood Forest. There are suspension bridges between the redwood trees and everything is illuminated with lanterns and small lights. But there were probably 80-90 people standing in line in front of me, so I saved myself the $30 and just walked along the ground.

I spent the night at a free campground in the city. In the morning, the stench woke me up. Quickly, away from Rotorua! And off to Hobbiton!!!