Around Taupo

As I'm stuck in Taupo for a couple of days waiting for my next bus, I've been looking for stuff to do around here. I'd joined up with Nicola, Simon & Nicky, a group of people who have been travelling together for a while, as they were on my bus looking to do Skydiving too. We went to the airfield to try and do another jump, and even got into our jump suits. Unfortunately, that was as close as we got as the clouds came in and they cancelled the flying for the day. The group ahead of us actually got up to 12,000ft before it was cancelled - they may have been a bit nervous but at least they got the free scenic flight! We headed back into town, where it started raining again. Spent the rest of the day by going bowling and watching a movie at the cinema (memoirs of a geisha - very good).

Today wasn't much more successful - we'd signed up to go skydiving again at 11:00, but it looked cloudy. However, the clouds started clearing, so I rang to check. They said that it would be OK, and we should come over. Again, got to the airfield, and waited for the wind to drop. Which it didn't. Cancelled again - three consecutive days spent trying to jump out of a plane - am I mad? Instead, we went for a walk upto Huka falls, some rapids in a river flowing out of Lake Taupo. We got distracted when the two girls decided to do a tandem bungy jump on the way - I'm slowly coming round to the idea of doing a bungy, but will probably do a bigger one if I do one! Eventually made the falls, took a few photos then waited for the bus back. Which didn't come. Fortunately some guy gave us a lift back into town.

Catching the bus again tomorrow, headed for Gisborne.