New Zealand Day 21 Friday February 7th
Taupo
Visted Huka Falls this morning. This is a set of rapids with a waterfall at the end of them on the Waikato river that drains lake Taupo. There are lots of boat jet boat tours to them but we drove to it and managed to get photos from both sides of valley. This was very popular and loads of tourists there.
From there we went to the 'Craters of the Moon' volcanic area. This was quite good but hardly a moonscape.
From there we went to the Aratiatia Dam further down the river, where they let out the head of water every 2 hours throughout the day. The released water floods the otherwise low level river in a narrow gorge. We had to rush to get to the viewpoint in time but made it. Worth rushing up that hill to see.
We tried to see some glassblowing but the glassmaker had stopped for the day so we went on to see the silica terraces at Wairakei. These are in a thermal spa complex but we only went for the walk around the thermal area. The terraces were started by humans to recreate the nearby famous pink terraces lost during the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. There is also a geyser in the grounds.
Taupo
Visted Huka Falls this morning. This is a set of rapids with a waterfall at the end of them on the Waikato river that drains lake Taupo. There are lots of boat jet boat tours to them but we drove to it and managed to get photos from both sides of valley. This was very popular and loads of tourists there.
Rapids on Waikato River
Falls at end of rapids
From there we went to the 'Craters of the Moon' volcanic area. This was quite good but hardly a moonscape.
From there we went to the Aratiatia Dam further down the river, where they let out the head of water every 2 hours throughout the day. The released water floods the otherwise low level river in a narrow gorge. We had to rush to get to the viewpoint in time but made it. Worth rushing up that hill to see.
We tried to see some glassblowing but the glassmaker had stopped for the day so we went on to see the silica terraces at Wairakei. These are in a thermal spa complex but we only went for the walk around the thermal area. The terraces were started by humans to recreate the nearby famous pink terraces lost during the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. There is also a geyser in the grounds.
Thermal area
Terraces
Geyser in area
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