Jack and Niamh's Sabbatical Adventures

Rotorua

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We moved on to Rotorua, a volcanic area which produces 20% of New Zealand’s energy in its geothermal power plants. This also means lots of Roman style hot bath houses that’ll hard boil you like an egg.

Our second campsite was right by the lake which was the perfect temperature for an evening swim and was full of ducks that let you know they’re there all through the night.
Rent-a-tent NZ gave us a hand-pumped espresso machine for morning coffee
Massive bubbling mud pool (Niamh for scale). Like large parts of Rotorua it smelt like rotten eggs, there was a large group of dead birds nearby who probably got caught in a bubble of hydrogen sulfide.
We visited the craters of the moon which had loads of fumaroles (steam vents) so it looks like the ground is smoking
We’re staying in Taupo, tomorrow (with Kelly) we’re hiking the Tongariro crossing, a 12 mile hike which takes about 6 to 8 hours and goes between Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe who played Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings.

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