24 degrees, sunny
Got up early (for us!) to head up to Wai-o-Tapu geothermal park to catch the 10.15 eruption of the Lady Knox Geyser. Arrived after about 3/4 drive and took a seat in the amphitheatre set up around the geyser, pronounced Guyser apparently.
To get it to erupt at the same time every day they pour soap down its funnel and within a few minutes the water comes spurting out, up to 20 metres high. It didn’t fail this time.
After that we walked around the Wai-o-Tapu geothermal park which was quite a bit bigger than the Hells Gate one in Rotorua. The thermal pools were very colourful due to various elements in the soil/water.
Needless to say there was a very strong smell of sulphur at times.
Evening meal in hotel restaurant again and watched the summer solstice sunset over the lake
