New Zealand

New Zealand

Oceania » New Zealand
May 24th 2007

Published: May 24th 2007

Hello everybody! Looking back at the trip till now, we have been able to admire a lot of natural varieties. However, you will all notice that one thing is missing: mountains! Eventhough it implied a temperature drop of about 15-20 degrees, we couldn't miss out on some alps and therefore headed to New Zealand. Because we only had about twenty days in this country, we decided to rent our own camp... Read Full Entry

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Frying Pan Lake

Rising carbon dioxide and hydrogen give the impression that the water is actually boiling, although it is not, at least not at the surface. At the bottom of the lake however, it does.

Echo Crater, Frying Pan Lake and Cathedral Rocks

Cathedral Rocks

Frying Pan Lake

A little green waterfall

Devil's Bath

A large ruggedly-edged crater adjoining the bush line with an amazing natural water colour at its base. The colour is the result of excess water from the Champagne Pool mixing with sulphur and ferrous salts. Changes in colour through green to yellow are associated with the amount of reflected light and cloud cover.

Bridal Veil Falls

Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

Champagne Pool

Another crater...

Panoramic view over Waimangu Volcanic Valley

Southern Crater & Emerald Pool

The color of the pool changes, depending on the plantation in the water. Blue, brown and emerald green tints can be seen.

A beautiful mixture of colors...

formed bye algae and minerals in a 50°C river.

The vapour above the Champagne Pool

Warm water source

Inferno Crater Lake

The world's largest geyser-like feature. The lake has a special cycle: It flows over for 2 or 3 days, stabilizes at about 8m depth for 15 days, fills up partially in 3 to 4 weeks, has a rather stable level for a while and then flows over again when it reaches a depth of about 30m.

Lake Rotomahana and the Tarawera volcano

The Tarawera volcano erupted on June 10th, 1886, giving the area its current shape and destroying the famous Pink and White terraces. It was the biggest eruption ever in New Zealand.

Marble Terraces

Bungee at the Kawarau suspension bridge

That's the spirit!

Wellington by night

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