after about 40 hours of travelling from Auckland to my homevillage ... I had the urgent need for a long sleep. But I was greeted by this sign at the entrance of our village and by my neighbours in our garden. So we had the first outdoor barbeque of this...

on the way from Taupo to Rotorua you drive on the 'thermal highway'. The earth's crust is made up of a patchwork of interlocking plates. Here on the northern island of New Zealand the edge of the indian-australian plate is pressing on top of the pacific...

ok, I had to leave New Zealand in a few days when I came to Taupo. And something was itching ... I was looking forward to going home, but there was something not done yet. And this is what I did: I survived !