On the 03/02/08 all 5 of us set off for Turangi on the southern shore of Lake Taupo. Rhonda, Robin and I took a detour via the touristy spa town of Rotorua.
The town and surrounding area have become a tourist attraction due to the many hot-water springs, geysers and bubbling mud pools. We didn't go to the main attractions as it was late in the day and the prices were exorbitant, earning the town the moniker Roto-Vegas. But that is not the reason why the town stinks. The eggy pungent odour is caused by the sulfur that heats the water. Cue fart jokes.
We did check out the Maori village, with its meeting house or Marae and the many springs that bubble up in the villagers back yards, and the bubbling mud pools near to the town. The mud pools were very entertaining as the sulfurous gas that heats the water causes it to boil, so large splats of grey mud were popping, bursting and plopping all over the place. (Again, we are easily pleased).
Hannah
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