An unexpected cold snap!

Matekuri Island

Te Waihou Walkway

We left Rotorua when we realised our battery was getting low - hadn't moved the bus in a while and it had been grey for the solar panels.  We need electricity to run the fan in the diesel heater!  So we drove to Lake Maraetai near Mangakino where we parked up with 2 other busses at Matekuri Island (actually a peninsula).  This was a quiet, picturesque spot where we spent the morning chatting with our neighbours yesterday.  Today we woke to 4 degrees and were surrounded by mist.  When it burnt off mid-morning we drove to near Putaruru where we are parked under an oak tree beside a waterfall in a rest area.  This afternoon we walked Te Waihou Walkway which goes beside a swift, clear river (Waihou) to the Blue Spring.  About 2 and 1/2 hours return.  Hopefully the cold snap has passed through and tomorrow will be warmer!!