The end of school meant the beginning of travelling! We started with Hamilton and headed straight to the temple. Despite our best efforts, we arrived a bit late and so I missed the 10:00 session. Fortunately, I still got to do some work and the rest of the group was still able to do their baptisms. Then we stayed for awhile at the visitors centre and James brought us fresh donuts from a roadside stand (where the best food comes from) and we took off for Hamilton Gardens.
The gardens were very nice, we went through several themed gardens and enjoyed the natural beauty. We spent an hour there; we were actually alotted 2 hours, but I went with a group to retrieve forgotten items at the temple. It was a perfect nap opportunity and I took full advantage of it, which explains some of the I-Just-Woke-Up looking pictures.
After the gardens we were off to Rotorua, where we were to spend the rest of our trip. When they say that you'll know when you've reached Rotorua, they don't lie; you can smell this place a mile away. But that's just because of the natural hot water/mud springs and geysers and such. We stayed with a very gracious family that let us have free reign on their personal hot pot and internet. Yup, 13 girls in one room...we had a cozy stay.
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