Well, we woke up to bright sunshine (and stinky eggy smell) in Rotorua, and decided to grab a chopper to White Island. A very unique place that sits on the fault line of 2 tectonic plates. We were the only ones on the island, which is New Zealand's only active marine volcano.
It sits 50km off the shore, and when we landed, it was like being on another planet... just weird.. Got some fantastic footage!! Just incredible...
After a hour of walking in and around the crater of the volcano, our pilot took us to Mount Tanawera which erupted in 1886 killing 140 people. Also pretty spectacular.
We then went from there to the Skyline, and zoomed down "the luge" 3 times... much fun had.
Now, we are camping again for the evening before trying to get a go of Zorbing tomorrow... and moving on!
SD
3 comments:
Wow! that looks brilliant, what an experience.
What is zorbing huh!
luvs yer
Mumsy and Delsy xxxx
I look forward to seeing the footage of that place. For the purposes of Mum - The activity of sphering, zorbing or globe-riding is the recreational practice of humans rolling downhill in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic. Sphereing is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, as well as on water, permitting more rider control. The sphere is a double-sectioned concentric (technically described as coaxial) sphere, with one ball inside the other with an air layer in between. This acts as a shock absorber for the rider, dampening bumps while traveling. It also allows for a much more light-weight sphere made of flexible plastic, as opposed to the rigid plastic of a hamster ball. Many spheres have straps to hold the rider in place, while others leave the rider free to walk the sphere around or be tossed about freely by the rolling motion - water can also be added inside, and this is commonly called a "water ride". A typical sphere is about 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter, with an inner sphere size of about 2 metres (6 ft 6.7 in), leaving a 50–60 centimetre (20–24 in) air cushion around the riders. The plastic is approximately 0.8 millimetres (0.031 in) thick. The inner and outer sphere are connected by numerous (often hundreds) small ropes. Spheres generally have one or two tunnel-like entrances.
Does that help?
Thanks Roy xxxxxxxxxxx
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