June 9

          I woke up in the morning and headed outside to see on of the most majestic sunrises I have ever seen.  Directly after we took a tour of 3 different lakes in a WWII duck boat.  We couldnt go in the main lake because of a seaweed problem.  The duck tour provided a lot of info about the lakes.  After that the duck boat dropped us off at a current Maori village.  The name of the village was Whakarewarewa or Whaka for short.  The guide showed us the meeting room and explained in detail what the carvings meant what it is used for.  He then showed us the meeting room and explained in detail what the carvings meant and what the house is used for.  He then showed us the springs and mud pools.  He gave us a tour of the rest of the village, then I went and bought a pot pie made from the geothermal heat of the pools.  After that we headed over to the Agrodome where we pet sheep and watched on grody man shear sheep.  After the Agrodome we went outside and saw a border collie herd sheep.  After that we went ogoing, which is when you roll down a hill in a ball with a little water in it.  Most of my day had to do with Maori culture.  The village obviously was significant because the man showed us everything and explained it all in his village.  It was much more meaningful when we actually saw the Maori man and when he showed us his town because it was much more authentic compared to the duck boat.  The duck boat was cool but it wasnt as fun or cool as Whaka.  It was cool to finally see the culture of the Maori after studying it all winter.  The dinner with the Maori people at the hotel people wasn't that fun.  The food was god awful, and the guys probably werent Maori, just some dudes trying to make money.  It was even worse when they turned the lights off and the people were glowing in the dark.  Overall my day was awesome