Hot water beach

We had an early bus from Auckland and about four hours later we arrived at our hostel. We were in new lodges which were actually really nice! We didn't get much time before we were rushed off to our first activity- kayaking. We were broken off into 3 groups and after a safety brief and how to use the kayaks we were in the water. It took me and Brad a few minutes to actually figure out how to get speed up and get to where we wanted to be. The guide took us round the marine reserve and round the costal line. The water was crystal clear the whole way round and you could see straight to the bottom! We kayaked round to Cathedral Cove and stopped off for a hot chocolate and a wander round. We kayaked for around 3 hours and heard some stories about the bay we were in and the islands around us. When we got back onto land we jumped back onto the Kiwi bus and headed back to the hostel. We grabbed some food quickly and ate it as we walked down to hot water beach. It was literally the same as any other beach but there was a particular part on it where you dug down into the sand to make a little pool and the water in it was boiling! Our bus driver told us it can get up to 65 degrees and it occurs because the earths crust is thinner at that point so it's the heat from the core rising up that makes the water boiling hot. 

The way New Zealand bus trips work out means it gives you one day and night in each location, so we are literally gonna have a couple weeks of early starts everyday and many activities everyday! We really enjoyed hot water beach and it was so nice to do a new activity as neither of us have kayaked before. It was also amazing to finally get to experience the hot water beach as I don't think it occurs anywhere else!