Lake Rotorua

Hi @ll,
Greetz from Ann's Volcanic Motel in Rotorua (I am watching Karate Kid!). Today we did a long South-North Suvey across lake Rotorua. It was really rough, 9°C and strong winds. But we managed to deploy Nimrod 84 times and got nice data.
Rob, the boat driver (originally from London) and Jackie, a Masterstudent who helps me (from San Diego), and I had a very nice time. Even if my hands were bleeding from the rope.
After the survey, Jackie and I checked in to our rooms in the Motel (ver nice for €35 per night) and went to Rotorua City Center where you find a park with hot springs and sulfur banks. Then we went to the Kiwi center. Yes, finally I saw real Kiwis (not the people, not the fruits, the birds!). They are so sweet. Then Jackie and I went to the Polynesian Spa to hang out the one or other hour in hot lake pools (which were like the sulfur banks smelling like hell) with a nice outlook on lake Rotorua.
Keep your finger crossed , that the surveys continue like that.

Read U,
Nina