Here are a few pictures of a trip that I went on last weekend. Susan and I drove to the town of Taupo, which sits on the edge of Lake Taupo:
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| Hamilton (A) to Taupo (B) |
Susan and I stayed with her brother and his wife. On Saturday, we drove to Orakei Korako, which is a thermal park. Here is the site's website if you want some more detailed information about it:
And here are my photos!
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| The boat across the little lake to Orakei Korako |
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| Orakei Korako |
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| Silica Deposits |
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| Silica Deposits and Geysers |
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| Hot pools and mini geysers |
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| Looking into the cave (Susan and her brother) |
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| Boiling mud |
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| Steaming pool |
Later in the day we went to a neat little river with a stunning waterfall, called Huka Falls:
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| The River |
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| Side view of Huka Falls |
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| Huka Falls |
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| Me and Huka Falls! |
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| Huka Lodge |
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| Susan's brother's house |
And then the NEXT day, Susan's brother (Cal) and his wife (Lyn) took Susan and I on a boat ride across Lake Taupo to a quaint little bay where we had a picnic lunch:
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| A view from the boat |
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| Mountains in the distance on Lake Taupo |
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| Little bay |
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| Rocky Volcanic sand |
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| A view of the bay from up on the hill |
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| (Left to Right): Lyn, Susan, Cal |
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| Leaving the little bay |
Bye bye for now!
Miss you :)
Karen Trotter
