sauna bath!

Volcanoes and hot springs

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April 6th 2008
We travelled up through volcano country yesterday, they are so impressive, the 3 active volcanos, and all covered in cloud as befits a true volcano. We arrived in Taupo this morning, a huge lake that fills a crater that blew up 1800 years ago. Also the town of the same name. Today we've looked at the craters of the moon - steaming fissures in the surface, and boiling mud pools. There are hot pools ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Taupo

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more