Huka Falls are created where a river meets a bottle neck, the volume of water rushing through the gap is staggering (enough to fill 5 Olympic sized swimming pools every minute)!
The sound of the water rushing was thunderous!
This afternoon we visited Orakei Korako Hidden Valley, a geothermal hot spot. It was like visiting Mars - with hot steam, mud pots, geysers and the eggy smell of sulphur, or was that Dave?
The colours were striking.
We had lots of fun trying to time our photos to catch the mud bubbles popping. These were some of our more successful attempts. Look forward to our less successful attempts in the 10,000,000 photos we intend to drag you through when we return to the UK...
It was another great day in this uniquely varied country.
Ah, Dave & Mel. You're so right - NZ is so varied. We got to all the places in your latest blog - though I think your pictures beat ours! What a brilliant view of the central volcanic plateau you've got looking across Lake Taupo. If you think Orakei Korako is like a moonscape, just wait until you're on the top of Mount Tongariro!
ReplyDeleteAnd Mel, by the way, that eggy smell of sulphur. You're so right again. That definitely was Dave. Don't blame NZ for that sort of thing!
ReplyDeleteHi Dave and Mel, It's amazing to see all your photos and to think we were at those very same spots some years ago. The volcanos look amazing and I know you will love climbing them in the next few weeks. Did y ou go on the boat at the Hukka fall right up to the mouth of the falls? It looks like the weather is treating you well. Looking forward to speaking again soon. love Mum xx
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