Day 7: Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

More Waiotapu Observations:

- The Taupo Volcanic Zone, that Waiotapu is part of, includes the White Island volcano that erupted a few months ago... I feel super safe now.
- Sam & Janelle are pros at getting us to the busy attractions before the crush of people
- It's hard to take good photos of many of the interesting geothermal features. A lot of them involve obscuring steam, or weird sounds and smells.
- Cell phone might still work after dropping them into a thermal feature (if the couple I saw drop theirs into the Sinter Terraces is any indication)Read more