Bubbeling pool

The Land of the Long White Cloud 2

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November 4th 2014
So the day after writing my last post I spent the day walking around Lake Rotoura, looking at the vents of steam on the floor and breathing in the eggy smelling air. As the north island of new Zealand is on a tectonic plate there are areas which are exposed to lava and extreme temperatures. Going a tad stir crazy I took a stroll to the local park and dunked my feet in the hot spring that was fr ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Lakes National Park

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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