easter holiday day 9 – agrodome – Simpson Family Adventure Log Book

our last day in Rotorua was spent at the Agrodome which is a sort of sheep show and farm experience in one. with various extreme sports round the corner to keep everyone amused.

the day started with an excellent edutainment show where we learnt all about different varieties of sheep and cows and sheep dogs. there was quite a multinational crowd and we were four of only a dozen or so genuine kiwis (see how i described ourselves there!)

after the show (which was very touristy, but very good) we got in the back of a tractor pulled trailer and were dragged round the farm to look at and feed various animals

i’m not a great animal person so i stayed on the trailer when the girls got off to feed sheeps etc. however i wasn’t safe as this long necked sheep thing climbed up to join me, pulled off the lid of the spare food and had its fill. then a normal sheep followed it up and joined in. meanwhile this chap jumped off the other side just as the farmer lady came along thus framing the sheep ! This happened twice whilst i was standing up there, so i think she was suspicious i was causing the kerfuffle rather than the brown long necked sheep thing.

it was good fun even though i’m not selling it very well. we also got to see some more kiwi plants and drink more kiwi fruit wine.

after that we drove round the corner to watch bungies jumpers and zorbers. we were going to have a go on the zorbs but it was very expensive just for 2 minutes rolling down a hill so we gave it a miss. we’ll be back though.

and this isn’t a real giant dog.

once we’d seen all that the agrodome had to offer us we headed to our last night of holidaying in a motel in Tauranga, back near where we stayed the first night. we tried to find the town centre but failed, but then succeeded. there was a giant tooth on a roof to prove it.

finally, here’s a katydid on the wall of our motel. this last motel was nice and warm as it was heated by thermal waters, which also filled our private spa pool on the veranda. it wasn’t quite warm enough to stay in too long, but jane and i braved it briefly.