Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park (The Hidden Valley) Taupo

Käytiin tänään Orakei Korakeissa. Maan suurimmassa tuliperäisessä geiseri puistossa. ( Jonne kutsui paikkaa kotoisammin: laavahässäkäksi) mahtava nähdä miten suurista voimista on kyse, kun mennään pintaa syvemmälle. Pysähdyimme myöskin paikassa nimeltä Kerosene …

Today we started out with the Te Puia Thermal Park - home of the Pohutu Geyser. I had seen some geysers over the last few years and, at most, they last for a couple of minutes. It began slow and based on previous experience it was like "okay, is that it?" and then the real show started. Not only did this one go for what seemed like an eternity ( …

Josh and I kept the car an extra day and took it to Rotorua on Wednesday. Rotorua is actually one of the closest places to Hamilton but I hadn't been there except to change buses. Our first stop was Orakei Korako Thermal Valley. We wanted to see some of the geothermal activity that this country is known for. The Hidden Valley is only accessible by …

Today, (22/1/12) we went to a place called Orakei Korako (aka The Hidden Valley). Arriving at the place, we saw a large rock. But no ordinary rock. This rock was covered in steam. We crossed a lake via ferry.

We arrived at a rocky landslide like place. It was covered in algae and water. There was steam everywhere. We walked along a board …

We're typing this from a particularly wet and cold Wellington: winter has well and truly arrived in New Zealand; but fortunately, the weather did come good for one last autumn weekend away.

It seems odd having a public holiday for the Queen's Birthday, but we weren't about to turn down a day off work, so we hired a car and headed up to …

... down in stair rods and, in spite of wet weather gear, we were soaked to the skin by the time we arrived at Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park.  However, never say die!!  Never mind the driving rain, we took the ferry across the river and ...

... and Lisa had several friends and family over for a delicious bbq dinner. The next day we set off for the Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park. We were fascinated by all the geysers, mud pools and hot springs, as well as all the amazing patterns of ...

... sjovt at se. Fra vandfaldet kørte vi lidt længere nordpå og ad en lille landevej nåede vi ud til Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park – et specielt termisk område. Stedet hedder også The hidden Valley, og det var egentlig meget sigende, da ...