Back in Germany there is a lot to do, so I had to pause the Blog for a while. I'd like to finish telling the story of our journey though and I have just worked on some pictures of our last stop before Auckland:
Wai-o-Tapu, or
“Holy Water”, the Geothermal Area in the middle of the North
Island is one of the main attractions to see in New Zealand. It is
close to Rotorua, a town that's all about Maori culture and built on
boiling earth.
In the whole area,
the smell of sulfur is in the air. Walking through and around the
town, you find plenty of hot springs, like Kerosene Creek which we
have seen on our trip down south.
And in the centre
of it all, Wai-o-Tapu is the “Thermal Wonderland”, with the most
spectacular landscape condensed into two hours walk.
The colors are
amazing, especially the glowing orange and deep green-blue of the
“Champagne Pool”. All around the walkways the water is steaming
hot, mudpools are boiling rght next to your feet and sulfur dyes the
rocks in a bright yellow. Even the surrounding trees are colored by
orange moss, supporting the surreal feeling.
Lady Knox Geyser
Wai-o-Tapu Geothermal Area
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