Funky Chicken on Tour day 6 (River Valley)

We started this morning around 9:30 am towards the Tawhai Falls which is in the middle of Hobbit Land :) We basically had the chance to see the area in which Lord of the Rings was set.

We passed as well the Taranaki Falls.

We continued towards River Valley, a place in the middle of nowhere. The next ‘city’ is approximately a 45 minute drive away. We stayed at the River Valley Lodge in a 32 bed dorm; a very interesting experience. Overall a very nice place with a fantastic scenery and very cheap. Some people had a roast dinner but me and some others decided to have some great pancakes.

The rest of the evening was spent in a very relaxing atmosphere with some playing guitar, a fire burning and some conversations. What else could you ask for?

The main reason we are here is the water rafting activity (which I wouldn’t do again anyway) but it looks like that is not taking place because of the rain. I will just spend the day tomorrow with some more walking around the area and just relax.

Happy Travels!