Woke up to some torrential rain, and began our drive South. The weather was so bad that we decided to go further South and get as much driving done today as we could so that we could enjoy the sunny days (!?) to come. Drove through Orewa where we stayed at the beginning of our NZ trip. We visited the Waiwera hot springs. There were about 7 different pools with different themes and all were warm enough to make it pleasant swimming in the rain, it was also a great way to unwind after a long drive through torrential rain. Being Winter and a school day the pools were deserted which meant we got the seven or so waterslides to ourselves. It was great not queuing and some of them were certainly not for the faint-hearted (Black Hole!). After that we took a look at the Movie Pool, where movies are shown indoors on a huge screen next to the hot pool. We checked out the 32 degree pool, the 36 degree pool and the 40 degree pool, only chickening out at the 48 degree pool which felt unbearably hot.
The pools are heated geothermally and so there is the faint sulphur smell around, this is a taster for our next destination which is meant to be very active in terms of hot geysers and springs. Still enjoying travelling in our mobile home, certainly not breaking the bank at £10 a night at some great campgrounds with lots of facilities: Tv's, Hot showers, large kitchens, BBQ areas, internet, gym, pools, DVD library.... Keeping an eye out for Lord of the Rings backdrops but none in the areas we have been to so far. We are staying tonight in a lovely beach-side campground but can't see anything with the heavy rain and low clouds, so no photographs today.
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