What day is it? Where are we? Who am I?
We're at that at that stage of the tour when things become a bit of a blur; we've done so much, driven so far, talked with so many people. So this post will be just about the highlights because that's all I can remember...
The journey passed pretty quickly but we did stop off to see valleys and walks with fumeroles venting sulphurous superheated steam. Reminds us of Iceland, as does the thermal power station and the high speed stream and water transmission to reduce heat loss. Interesting stuff.
We also saw the massive amount of water shooting through the Huka falls.
Hot Stuff
Huka falls violence
We're firmly in the northern volcanic region now.. but our location on the edge of lake Taupo is serene. Spot the seaplane taking off...
We decided to go it alone up to the still active volcano, Mt Ruapehu by driving, then chairlifts. We aimed to walk while up there to see the acidic lake but walking far was not on because of very high wind speeds. The wind chill on the chairlift was pretty high as we rocked and whirled up there.. and we had to hurry our lunch at New Zealand's highest restaurant because the lift closed later. Oh well - it was brilliant in any event.
Rotorua tomorrow ...and a meet with travelling friends.
We're at that at that stage of the tour when things become a bit of a blur; we've done so much, driven so far, talked with so many people. So this post will be just about the highlights because that's all I can remember...
The journey passed pretty quickly but we did stop off to see valleys and walks with fumeroles venting sulphurous superheated steam. Reminds us of Iceland, as does the thermal power station and the high speed stream and water transmission to reduce heat loss. Interesting stuff.
We also saw the massive amount of water shooting through the Huka falls.
Hot Stuff
Huka falls violence
We're firmly in the northern volcanic region now.. but our location on the edge of lake Taupo is serene. Spot the seaplane taking off...
We decided to go it alone up to the still active volcano, Mt Ruapehu by driving, then chairlifts. We aimed to walk while up there to see the acidic lake but walking far was not on because of very high wind speeds. The wind chill on the chairlift was pretty high as we rocked and whirled up there.. and we had to hurry our lunch at New Zealand's highest restaurant because the lift closed later. Oh well - it was brilliant in any event.
Rotorua tomorrow ...and a meet with travelling friends.
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