While passing by Avis this morning I asked for a quote for taking a small car for the remaining week and got a nice rate that I decreased further with Avis$ummer Drive deal (rent for 6 days, pay for 5), which gives me about $NZ40 /day. I gave the other car back a few hours later and I was able to use my natural charm (hem) to have the lady upgrade me for free (we both turned 30 recently so we had something to talk about 
). It was obviouslly better for them (and me) to give me the same car to avoid cleaning it. Deal. And a few hours later I’m 150km north of Auckland in the town of Whangarei which is somewhat a gateway to dive the Poor Knights islands. I’m staying at Bunkdown Lodge ($NZ22).
I made my way to Auckland as I have to give back the car tomorrow. In the morning I went to see the Lady Knox geyser between Rotorua and Taupo as it triggers at 10:15AM. If you ask yourself how can a natural phenomenon trigger at such precise time and frequency, it is only because they drop 2kg of soap inside to ease the surface tension.
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New activity in New Zealand. I guess you all know what’s bungy, but what about cordless bungy ? mmm.. that’s flying ? right. Yesterday an idiot apparently thought he would be able to fly and pushed away the staff at the Taupo bungy site to fell 47m into the river. He was knocked unconscious and rescued but is believed to suffer spinal and internal injuries. He can obviouslly be nominated to the Darwin Awards.
The town of Rotorua does not smell lavender, thym but sulphur. If you don’t remember the smell (were you sleeping at school during physics ?), it is basically rotten egg. Why ? Because of geothermal effects. Threads of steam issue from parks, streets or pathways, you will find geysers of steaming water and pools of bubbling mud. Basically the whole town is a giant spa and in case you don’t get enough there is a spa in virtually every hotel or motel, if not in the room itself.
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I’m checking (again) rental rates in order to get the most of it and I’m stunned by the prices difference quoted depending on your country of residence.
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