Apparently every six weeks or so, the top goes hard and, after a build up of 2-3 days of pressure, it blow ejecting mud bombs. Again, not while we were there - it usually happens at night.
Hubble, Bubble Toil and Trouble February 9th 2011 8 February 2011
We would have liked to linger a little longer in Taupo however we have a plan and that involved once again moving on. Today we were headed in the direction of the Bay of Plenty (named by Captain Cook who, apparently, noticed how abundant the local area was) where we planned to stay at one of two DOC campsites that we had pinpointed.
First stop however was Rotorua. B ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Paeroa 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
After a tough year we are hitting the road. We have a rough plan of where and when we are going but the finer details are as much a mystery to us as you, join us to fill in the gaps!
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