Sunday, July 26, 2009

2. Rotorua

Kevin, Eugene & mum at Rotorua
By the time we made our first landing in NZ, Kevin has been studying here for almost a year. He was on a student visa. We paid 7k for school fees and 6k for his homestay with a Kiwi family. Pearl and Eugene as permanent residents, do not need to pay any school fees. Uni fees are also much cheaper for PR.
Christine at Rotorua
After we stamped our passports for the landing requirement, I went to a travel agent in Hamilton to arrange for a short one week tour of the South Island. Kevin was sitting for his final exams and was unable to join us. So we took him with us on a short tour to Taupo and Rotorua. We stayed at the Twin Peaks motel. The view from the motel was impressive. Lake Taupo was so big that it looked like the sea. After the two day trip, we left Kevin with his home stay in Cambridge. The next day we checked out of the Kingscourt motel and left the rental car at Hamilton airport and boarded a plane for Christchurch.

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