Hanmer Springs Hot Pools

We set our alarm for earlier but didn’t get out of bed until 11am. We got brunch with our friends and then did some afternoon shopping. We didn’t buy much but it was nice to cruise around. After a nap in the afternoon we went to the Hot Pools.

According to the website: “The water in our thermal pools starts as snow and rain falling on the Hanmer Springs mountains almost 180 years ago. It seeps into the Greywacke basement rock and comes to rest in a reservoir some two kilometres underground, where it is warmed by heat radiating from the earth’s core. Today, we draw the water to the surface and use it for bathing and heating purposes.” The pools range from 28-42° C. We also went down the two big waterslides and the kids laughed at me screaming!Read more