On the Saturday after our first week at school we took at trip to the Karangahake Gorge, the Waihi Beach and Waihi Hot Pools. It was amazing.
The hike we took in the Gorge was really easy and since everyone was super excited to be on our first nature outing we stopped for pictures every 15 minutes I think. The scenery kind of reminded me of the Buffalo River trip I took last summer. It had a pretty river and green trees all around and all bluffs. As we would walk along the path we went into some caves which was really cool. Our teacher had us turn off all our headlamps and flashlights so it would be pitch black. We would hold onto the shoulders of the person in front of us but we still ran into the walls a little. We could see glow worms in the cave which was incredible. The caves were once used as mines so there were tracks on the ground and places we could see the old carts.
When we stopped for lunch Mirjam and I sat by the water and just soaked in the beauty of the water going over the rocks and listening to the birds in the distance. I'm always in awe of how creative God is. When you look at the huge nature scene it's beautiful but it's also just as amazing looking at the little details of things like flowers and glow worms. It was nice to have time to breathe.
Here's a picture of my rommmates and a guy named Carlos. Carlos wasn't supposed to be in the picture but he snuck in at the last minute. From left to right is Esther, myself, Mirjam and Carlos.
On our way to the next stop we were having fun in the vans and Frank decided to stick his head out the window. Frank is always cracking everyone up so this is pretty typical behavior. He, Michelle and myself all three now own the car Michelle and I bought.
Michelle leaves for Adventure Bible School in October so it's good that Frank and I and some other bible school friends can travel on our summer break. Here's a car owner photo of the three of us.
Our next stop was Waihi Beach. It was stunning. The beach went on and on towards one side and on the other side there was this cliff covered in trees. We decided to get in even though the water was freezing! We didn't stay in long and were ready to head to the Hot Pools just a few minutes away. They are called hot pools because the water under the ground is naturally heated due to volcanos under ground. The place we went was like a motel looking place with two pools. It was super relaxing and I think we all could have spent the rest of the day there.
We also stopped by this gold mine in Waihi. It was cool to see how the trucks go down into the giant hole in the ground. Again, it gave us a chance to take tons of pictures.
Once we got back to school we were pretty tired but all of us who went agreed it was worth it!
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