Earthquake

I have experienced my first earthquake in New Zealand or ever as far as i know. Apparently there have been a few since my arrival but they were small enough for me not to notice ect. This one measured 4.3 on the Richter scale and was located 10km north of Eketahuna, at a depth of 40 km. No worries, it was just a curiosity that I could barely feel. I was napping upstairs

Richter scale #	Description
0 - 4.3	Vibrations are recorded by instruments
	People at rest upstairs notice shaking
	Shaking felt indoors; hanging objects swing
4.3 - 4.8	Dishes rattle; standing cars rock; trees shake
	Doors swing; liquid spills from glasses; sleepers awake
4.8 - 6.2	People walk unsteadily; windows break; pictures fall off walls
	Difficult to stand; plaster,bricks, and tiles fall; large bells ring
6.2 - 7.3	Car steering affected; chimneys fall; branches break; cracks in wet ground
	General panic; damage to foundations; sand and mud bubble from ground
	Most buildings destroyed; large landslides; water thrown out of rivers
7.3 - 8.9	Railway tracks bend; roads break up; large cracks appear in ground; rocks fall
	Total destruction; "waves" seen on ground surface; river courses altered; vision distorted

Day 2 Rotorua

These are from Te Puia...

me and rach

Maori wood carving

wood carving illustrating traditional maori tattoo patterns

natalie sized house

chris and jess

food storage house

really big canoo, you can's see the back but I would guess at least 30ft, almost the length of the building on the left

more really big canoo

Paihia -Waterfall trail who's name I can't pronounce much less spell

pretty fern

the spikey things are the root systems of the tree- weirdly cool

me at falls

Oh I love to travel

This is a man riding a horse in the town. Not really uncommon come to find out.

The side of the road is filled with these awesome little streams and waterfalls

A old school double decker bus. Cool.

Lake Talpo. The city of Talpo is the farthest away from the ocean you can be in NZ at 3 hours. But then they also have the largest lake to compensate complete with sail boats.

One day here another there, ooh that street looks interesting, that place looks fun. Wherever I want to go whenever I want to go. A wonderful type of freedom. Only a type tho.

Today I am back in Auckland for a few days. Traveled up from Wellington via 10 hour bus ride. Saw the lake and volcanos again, along with a few other oddities.