New Zealand Part 11

While in Rotorua you have to do the Whakarewarewa Thermal Area. With the famous Geysers and smoldering, boiling lakes of mud. Above is the highest of the Geyser's, Pohutu Geyser, with heights of 98 ft....we hung around for this one and it did not let us down. Unfortunately, the wind was up so Stephen did not get the best of photos but not bad, hey.
I have to say that the smell was exactly as I thought it would be.....smelt of rotten eggs...ugh!

But the whole experience was well worth the fairly long walk. (My parents had been there the previous year and Pops thought it best that he did not attempt this...well judged Dad...it was fairly hard for me with my hips.)
There was a lot of other things to see as well, carving school, weaving school and lots of demonstrations to watch. All in all a great time was had.