It doesn’t smell that bad. Honestly.

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua
May 3rd 2006

Published: May 4th 2006

If anyone tells you that Rotorua has an unbearable stink - then don’t believe them. We think it’s fine. I mean, it’s nowhere near as bad as the smell in our house the morning after we’ve had a night on the curry and lager, and that’s a fact. Mind you - that might be a completely unbearable stench to most people, so perhaps it’s actually rank in Rotorua. Hmmm. Well, moving swiftly o... Read Full Entry

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Al, Shaz & Beth

Eggs on Legs

Hullo!! We did a big fat trip a wee while ago covering Bonnie Scotland (our home), France, Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and China. Then we came home and had a lovely baby girl called Beth and Alan went back to work. Beth is 14 months old now (I know - where does the time go??) and we haven't been anywhere exotic for yonks. Consequently we are now 'dormant bloggers' which makes us feel a bit dreary, so we better get our skates on and find some good places to visit and report on pronto!!.................... full info

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The Cooking Pool - 98 degrees

Hell's Gate boiling mud bubbles.

Maori bird bath @ Hell's Gate

The Maori used to use the bird baths to catch pigeons for food. They would fil them with water then place little nooses inside, so that when the pigeons would take a drink they then couldn't get their heads back out the noose - thus caught for dinner!

Bridge over the Koro Koro hot lake

Check the steam.

Hot Mud - we think used for the Mud Baths at Hell's Gate Spa

Mud geyser

Viewing platform over the Devil's Bath at Hell's Gate

Fortified by an extra wooden log.

Lady Knox Geyser at Wai-O-Tapu thermal park

This is the man explaining how he's going to have to add DAZ flakes or some other type of soap powder to help speed up the process for the eruption. The geyser has an eruption pattern of between 24 and 72 hours, but they add some soapy stuff to help make it go off at 10:15am each day (and thus get the tourists in)

Lady Knox Geyser after the powder was added

Lady Knox Geyser going off about 1 min after the soap powder was added

The eruption lasts for about an hour and the height of the initial water spurt is approx 15m, although it decreases significantly after about 5 mins.

Here's al the peeps waiting for the Lady Knox Geyser to erupt.

Hot lake at Wai-O-Tapu

Death by Sulphur at Wai-O-Tapu

Crystallised sulphur

Mineral deposit patterns

More mineral deposit patterns

Champange pool.

But where's the Moet? Its just scary acid water!!! We can't drink that surely!

edge of the Champagne Pool at Wai-O-Tapu

The orange colour is Antimony

Champagne Lake sinter ledge.

There are heaps of other minerals and poisons in this lake of 74 degrees, including the obligatory sulphur, plus silver, gold, mercury, arsenic and thalium. The bubbles are caused by carbon dioxide.

Devil's Bath, Wai-O-Tapu

What an amazing colour. It's a result of excess water from the Champange pool mixing with sulphur and ferrous salts. Sometimes its more yellow than green depending on the amount of light reflected. In the 'flesh' this lake was flourescent lime green.

The BIGGEST cup of coffee.

At Wai-O-Tapu, Alan bought a BOWL of coffee. Check the size of it next to a regular cup of coffee. He was buzzing for the rest of the day.

3rd May 2006

Amanda
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Dances With Sticks
Is she any relation to Dances With Wolves? Hahaha ... okay, bad joke but great blog.

4th May 2006

anonymous
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Love your blogs! Mr. Egg - - You look great without the chin hair. Keep having a good time.

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