day five...

a sad day to be sure, but on to the next leg of our trip!  leaving our host family's home was a sad moment...they had made us feel right at home and really welcomed Chelsea and I into their lives.  Thank you Andrew, Sharon, and Anna for everything!  our team left Waikanae behind and headed to Rotarua.  A took a couple of hours to get there and when we arrived we were greeted with the pungent smell of sulfur.  Rotarua is surrounded by hot springs...super cool to see, not so keen on the smell though.  We arrived in the tourist trap town and unpacked at the YHA (the hostile we stayed at) and explored the town a bit...we were all pretty tired from the trip though so not too much excitement this day.