Hangi

So after the luging and a little shopping, we were set to do a traditional Maori Hangi. It's basically like a luau but for the native people group of New Zealand. You have a traditional feast that's cooked underground, see a cultural show, do a tour of their property, and basically get sucked into tourist world... but hey - you gotta experience it, right? We weren't experiencing the amount of people that were actually there, but overall it was a really fun and enlightening time. We learned some cultural dances and symbolism and ate like the natives... this is a mish mash of clips from the cultural performance...



After the whole experience, Josh took us to a hidden gem he found last time he was in New Zealand - Kerosine Creek. It's a waterfall/pool area that's heated with those darn underground thermal things and it was really fun - people leave candles all around so there's totally mood lighting provided. As you sit in near darkness, you can look up at the stars and get lost in them. No Orion or Big Dipper.... but there is the Southern Cross and other constellations that make up the southern sky. Simply breathtaking. A great way to tie up our time in Rotorua.