(catching up on my New Zealand trip blog entries) After saying goodbye to Karen, Dave, Ana and Noah, we caught an Interislander ferry from Picton (South Island) to Wellington (North Island). We were able to return our humongous motorhome to the rental agency and get to the airport with juuuuuust enough time for me to stop by the Wellington airport's ICEBREAKER shop! (They were having sale! I couldn't just walk right on by, could I??) Our destination that day was Rotorua, a fun, touristy town on the northern part of the Island, known for its natural hot springs and geothermal features. We did have a pickle of a time getting there, however: By the time our ferry landed in Wellington, it was early evening and there were no more flights available to Rotorua. We had to
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