Rotarura Oct 10th

I'm in the stinkiest place in New Zealand right now, good ole Rotarura. It's got all these geothermic pools, which means that there's the smell of rotten eggs everywhere. You get used to it sometimes and then you get a whiff again and you feel like a bathroom exploded somewhere. I've gotten to do some crazy things recently which includes surfing (just learned!), zorbing (rolling down a hill in a plastic ball), and cave climbing. Crazy stuff!

Climbing in the caves was one of the coolest things I've ever done, definitely in the top 10. NZ has a rules in which you can't sue for injuries so they've got crazy extreme sports and let us do just ridiculous things in the cave like climbing up cave walls and climbing thru claustrophobic tiny pathways with water flowing through. Absolutely awesome! Here's the link to get a better idea:

http://www.waitomo.com/waitomo-glowworm-caves.aspx

I'm also really glad that I'm on this bus hop-on-off company because I've met cool people my age and we all hang out at all the destinations. Sadly, since I'm staying in Rotarura for three days, some people are leaving so even though I've only spent a few days with them, it feels like weeks so it's sad. Hopefully I'll bump into some again! The company also gets us tons of discounts and free activities, so I save tons of money and get to do more than I'd ever have done on my own. I went rafting today down a class 5 rapid and went over a waterfall!