Today we vistied Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland. We watched Lady Knox Geyser erupt some 30 meters into the air which was quite an impressive thing to see - even if they did trigger the eruption using a bar of soap! We wondered around the rest of the park (which stunk of sulphur) and looked at boiling pools of water, bubbling mud pools, and other thermal thingys. Interesting to see - but more than enough for one day! Unfortunately we'd ran out of time at this point so had to skip the following: zorbing (look it up on the net), bungee jump, white water rafting, hot spring baths - but we'll save all these for another day!
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