March 14, 2018
Today the weather was forecasted to be sunny and mild with a high of 74 degrees F.
We booked a tour of the Tia Puia Thermal Reserve, Maori arts and the Agrodome.
We left in the coach at 9:15 and our first stop was the agrodome which was in the area near Rotorua.
https://wikitravel.org/en/Rotorua
herding demo
some of the shorn wool
The agrodome is a large complex with many exhibits in different buildings as well as a arena where there thewas sheep shearing demo, a sheep of each of the 19different breeds of sheep and a short sheep dog demonstration.
After the this show we went out to a large pen where there was a demo of the sheepdog herding 4 sheep around and finally into a pen. The dog was directed by the sheep herder by a series of whistles.
We then drove to a park complex and thermal bath complexes in Rotorua - government gardens where we were able to get off the coach and take pictures of the museum and hot water cistern..
https://www.rotorua-travel-secrets.com/government-gardens.html
We then went to our last stop atthe TE Puia Maori Arts complex where we entered and with the assistance of a guide headed to the dining hall.
https://tepuia.com
We had a traditional Maori style meal-salad, soup, roast lamb and pork and potatoes and ice cream for dessert.
Afterwards we went to the meeting house to see native dances.
Afterwards we went to the meeting house to see native dances.
Our guide led us to the Pohutu geyser, mud pots, & steam vents.
We then went to the kiwi exhibit where we were able to see two kiwis.
They were in a special building that was very dark with a red light so we could observe them. Kiwis are nocturnal so they must be in the dark in order for people to observe them.
We then went to the kiwi exhibit where we were able to see two kiwis.
They were in a special building that was very dark with a red light so we could observe them. Kiwis are nocturnal so they must be in the dark in order for people to observe them.
We learned about the Maori history and taken to a brand new building where young Maori people learn the traditional Maori skills like woodcarving and basket weaving.
The day was long and we arrived at the ship 15 mins before sailing.
We learned a lot today and saw a lot.
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