Rotorua is surrounded
by geothermal parks, we opted for Hells Gate, advertised as Rotorua's
most active geothermal reserve and owned by Maori people and nearest
to campsite.
A 2.5km walk round the
park with swirling steam, pools of boiling mud , steaming fumaroles
and gurgling noises everywhere – fun!
On to Okere Falls for a
walk and came across a race going on down the falls and river. Guys
from all over NZ come here for this race – looks scary to me!
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| MUD FOOT POOL |
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| LOVE THIS SIGN! |
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| STEAMING CLIFFS |
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| LOVED THESE ON SURFACE OF POOL |
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| ROY DOING HIS WOODCARVING |
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| FINISHED PRODUCT - ITS FROM PONGA TREE(SILVER FERN) MEANING - LOYALTY |
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| BLACK SWANS COMING FOR LUNCH! |
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SAFETY KAYAK CAME DOWN FIRST
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| RACE BEGINS AFTER THEY'VE COME DOWN WATERFALL, ONE MEMBER HAS TO SWIM TO BOAT GET IN THEN THEY CAN GO! |
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