March 31st Hello again everyone - it’s the gambolling granny again with more news of our exploits. “Craters of the Moon” are just north of Lake Taupo and in the Geo-thermal area. It is so named because that is what it looks like, craters on the moon. There are hot springs all around, steaming up from the ground and bubbling mud pools going gloop, gloop. It’s a weird landscape, well worth seeing and wandering around. From there we followed the Thermal Explorer route up to Rotorua. Of course everyone has heard of it and it is touristy, but it is an important centre to learn about Maori history and culture. We went to a Maori village set-up and attended a Maori culture show. We felt that it was one of the few times we’d had any
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