New Zealand 2008-09 Days 5 and 6

Day 5 started with some fantastic hot spring baths, each one was just a degree or two hotter. Turns out there is a huge difference between 38 degrees and 42 though. 42 was unbearable!

After relaxing in hot springs the obvious thing to do is a jet boat ride!
And a random emu.

We drove to Auckland for new years eve and to spend a couple of nights in a fancy hotel. We ended up in a really nice and reasonable Sushi restaurant in the viaduct harbour area.

Day 6

Up the sky tower



( and watching people get dropped down the side of it on cables )


An of course, a great excuse for a 26 picture panorama.
Scary deformed Santa.