Well, Rotorua certainly lives up to its nicknames "Sulphur City" and "Rottenrua". The place reeks like sulphur dioxide and I was not sad to leave, the smell having permeated every pore in my body and every article of clothing I owned. We did see a lot of cool stuff though. Rotorua lies on the Pacific and India/Australia tectonic plates, resulting in some pretty amazing volcanic and geothermal features. Apparently, they get up to 800 earthquakes a year but they only feel about 200 of them. Interesting. The landscapes in and around Rotorua are all cracked as a result and of course, they get the wonderful sulphur dioxide aroma. Val and I headed to a couple sites of geothermal activity, Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland and Waimangua Volcanic Valley. Pretty cool, but again, really stinky. Left for our final bus ride to Auckland the following morning. Headed out for a couple drinks as it was also Val's last night out before heading back home to Calgary.