I’m leaving Rotorua today for Opotiki and the East Cape which should hopefully mean less cars but I hear that logging trucks are on the rise there (I’ll never be free of logging trucks it seems, they are ever so pervasive.) I stayed an extra day or two as the rain came yesterday so it was a good day to spend reading. I found a Bill Bryson book “A Sunburned Country” in the take a book/give a book section at the hostel. It’s his humorous take on the outback experience, much in the same vein of “A Walk in the Woods.”
I’ve really enjoyed Rotorua and I wouldn’t be surprised if I find myself here on the return trip even though it would be on the wrong coast. The Funky Green Voyager has been an awesome hostel, the owner and workers are really cool. There’s no TV so people are more apt to talk to each other or spend the day reading and lounging around. Definitely recommended to those passing through Rotorua. I managed to snap a picture of a window in the church even though you’re not supposed to, they also have people watching the church to make sure people don’t take pictures. I honestly can’t see why they don’t want people taking pictures in a church.
Also I got Wisa’s full name, it’s Wisa Uemura. So if anyone knows why I know that name then lemme know it’s still bugging me.