Waimangu Volcanic Valley

Good day, Mate!
Nobody says that here so it just must be an Australian Crocadile Dundee phrase. Just fyi

Saturday (our Saturday and your Friday) we spent the day in Waimangu Volcanic valley. It was good to see the museum just before coming to hydrothermal system. On June 10, 1886, a huge volcano, Tarawera, erupted here and devastated and destroyed all plant, animal and bird life in the entire area. Two more area eruptions occurred in 1900-1904 and 1917. (There will be a quiz so pay attention). So there are craters, pools and hot springs everywhere. The "inferno crater lake" is the most beautiful with a sky blue water color from the silica and mineral deposits. (Picture with Sam).

This Rotorua-Taupo region is characterized by volcanic and geothermal features because it lies over the Pacific 'Ring of Fire". This ring of fire in New Zealand the boundary between the Pacific and India/Australia tectonic plates. In honor of this, I hummed/sang Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire most of the hike.

On a lighter note, yes...Diane. The toilet water does swirl down the opposite direction than the USA, but I don't have a song for that phenomenon.

Thanks for tramping along with us.  Thanks for the birthday wishes, too!