We've arrived at Rotorua, which is a volcanic area with hot springs and an all-pervading smell of rotten eggs. You do get used to it very quickly, and it's fascinating to see pools of water bubbling away with steam coming off.
We were planning to go via the Tongariro National Park to see the tall mountains in the middle of the North island (including 'Lord of the Rings's 'Mount Doom'). But as we are doing less miles than planned we decided to go straight to Lake Taupo - and as the weather was overcast and showery we probably wouldn't have seen much anyway.
We did see the very impressive Huka Falls (pictured) as well as assorted geothermal activity between Taupo and Rotorua.
Tomorrow we have a trip in a floatplane - something we've always fancied since we saw them in Canada many years ago.
We were planning to go via the Tongariro National Park to see the tall mountains in the middle of the North island (including 'Lord of the Rings's 'Mount Doom'). But as we are doing less miles than planned we decided to go straight to Lake Taupo - and as the weather was overcast and showery we probably wouldn't have seen much anyway.
We did see the very impressive Huka Falls (pictured) as well as assorted geothermal activity between Taupo and Rotorua.
Tomorrow we have a trip in a floatplane - something we've always fancied since we saw them in Canada many years ago.
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