Fly Fishing...a whole new adventure

We left Auckland on Monday morning and set off for the lake town of Rotorua in central NZ on the North Island.  When I say the hills are green and lush, it is no understatement.  The 2 hour drive south was a wonderment on green rolling volcanic hills and beautiful lakes.

We arrived in Rotorua and quickly made our way to the hot springs.  Although it is a beautiful town, it is definitely a tourist destination with many shops, tours and the like.  We decided to take the road less travelled and headed out to the Falls around Rotorua's other three lakes...and we were not disappointed...it was breath taking beautiful with high cliffs running down to the green clear lakes.

On Tuesday we headed further South to Turangi around the Tongorino river for some fly fishing...and what an adventure it was.  We stayed at a fabulous fishing lodge called the Creel--right on the river---and Roy began the slow painful tasks of teaching me how to fly-fish.  Once we finally got the fly hook OUT of my leg (yes, it was painful) we finally started to make some progress.  By nights end (around 9pm here), I was actually casting in rhythm and finding some peace in the process.

Tucked on the South side of Lake Taupo...Turangi is a sleepy, but wonderful town.  Next stop Napier on the Coast!