The Tongariro Crossing
December 9th 2009 Thermal Reserve Park
On the way to Lake Taupo, our travellers stop off at Wai-o-tapu - it's a glorious day. They have high-tailed it (again) to make the 10.15am daily display of the geyser there. Tim's somewhat dissappointed to find that this accurate timing is actually due to a bar of soap being dropped by a demonstrator into the geyser spout rather than some happy accident of volcani
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