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03-04-2019, 04:04 AM
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Rotorua

I thought maybe as most of you will not be likely to travel this far, a little insight might be of interest. The central North Island of New Zealand is well known for it's thermal areas. In AD 186,long before man arrived on these islands the Taupo caldera erupted as the largest eruption on earth in the last 5000 years. Although currently Taupo is quiet with hot water beaches and wonderful trout fishing, there are no guarantees as 30km below the lake is magma. Back in 2008 we took our grandchildren to Rotorua.
A fascinating trip on the Lakeland Queen, paddle steamer, with a very informative talk as we sailed around Lake Rotorua..




"The Devils Pot" arsenic is a component




Steam emerges all over the place.


Even in people's backyards!


My grandkids watching the Lady Knox geyser .
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03-04-2019, 05:01 AM
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Ciderman I can't view any of those there's a "zoinks, you've taken a wrong turn message" coming up.

I used to work with someone from Rotorua. Must be a strange place to live.
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03-04-2019, 07:37 AM
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That's strange Annie. I can see them I wonder if anybody else has problems.
It is a strange place but fortunately the smell of hydrogen sulphide after an hour or two fades. Something to do with nasal receptors switching off for that particular trigger. If you go away from Rotorua for a day or so, you notice it again when you come back.
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03-04-2019, 08:11 AM
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Nice pictures .
I have been to Rotarua it's very interesting .
One expects the devil to pop up out of a hit crater any minute !
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03-04-2019, 09:25 AM
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That’s interesting Ciderman, I would have liked to have visited there years ago.
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I stayed there during my NZ coach tour and enjoyed it.
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Super photo's.
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This is all I can see

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Originally Posted by AnnieS ->
This is all I can see

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That’s a shame Annie, I can see the photos clearly
 
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