Day 5 - Cathedral Cove to Rotorua

Bit of a downer on this day. We were in a bit of a rush to get to Hobbiton before a cruiseship full of tourists got there. We stopped to fuel up, but our driver, Moose, mistakenly put petrol in our diesel bus. He caught it before he started the engine, so he got it towed, drained, and fuelled within an hour (NZ$380) and we were off again.

I guess we arrived after the large group, because the lines weren't too bad. Hobbiton was great! We got lots of pictures and video and pretended to be Hobbits drinking cider at the Green Dragon.

The delay also meant we got into Ragnitoto a bit later than planned. Kate and I crashed at the hotel (Four Canoes) for about 40 minutes, but then we walked 5 km around the town: down the shopping street (Fenton), to some steaming pools, and past some rugby. We got back to the hotel in time for our 7PM bus to the Tamaki Maori Village.

Second downer of the day: we read that Trump was voted president. Really?!

Back to the Tenaki show. It was great! Similar to the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu, but great fun, great value, and great food. We got in after 10PM, so we all crashed with full bellies.