Taranaki and Rotorua
Posted On Monday, January 5, 1998 at at 7:36 PM by AlvinNZ was justly famed for the country's volcanoes and fiery lakes and we experienced just that when we visited Taranaki and Rotorua. We climbed Taranaki which was a classic cone-shaped volcanoe set amongst lush tropical greenery; interestingly, half way into our 8 hours day hike of Taranaki in dense tropical vegetation, out-popped a Kiwi from the middle of nowhere, having a "casual" jog over his lunch time and he said to us "Have a good day, must fly, gotta get back before 2pm to feed the kids, see ya!". One fit guy, he was !
Our volcanoe hike was followed by a visit to the colorful lakes of Rotorua where the air was filled with sulphur fumes and the Earth's internal mighty energy showed its power in the town's many hot springs.
Our volcanoe hike was followed by a visit to the colorful lakes of Rotorua where the air was filled with sulphur fumes and the Earth's internal mighty energy showed its power in the town's many hot springs.
