Mud Pools

Thursday 19th February - Rotorua

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February 19th 2009
Hey! Today we drove to Rotorua, which is only an hours drive from Taupo so was nice to have a long day to ourselves to see 'Sulphur City' as it is affectionately known - the whole place smells like rotten eggs! First we visited the Geo-thermal Mud Pools - attached are some pics but we have a good video to show you when we get home so you get the full affect! Very strange and very smelly things! ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Rotorua

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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