Huka Falls

We stopped at Huka Falls for a brief walk, and drove along the shores of Lake Taupo on our way down to our holiday park in Whakapapa Village. If we're able to hike Tongariro Alpine Crossing tomorrow (fingers crossed - the weather is looking promising) we might head back up here to explore more. Lake Taupo is a massive lake (about the size of Singapore) that was created by a volcanic eruption nearly 2000 years ago. Stealing the description of Huka Falls from newzealand.com since I have a lot of blurbs to catch up on!

"The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river, moves gracefully north from Lake Taupō between banks 100 metres apart. Just before the Huka Falls it enters a shallow ravine of hard volcanic rock. The effect is nature's large-scale equivalent of a fire hose feeding into a very fine nozzle. The previously placid waters roar and rumble at great speed along the ravine before bursting out over Huka Falls to crash into the turbulent pool 11 metres below. "

Now for an early bedtime so we're ready for our hike in the morning!Read more