There's something hard at work underfoot in the centre of the North Island. Volcanic and geothermal activity has played a large role in this area's landscape, providing all sorts of interesting sights for us as we toured around. Our first stop was the Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park.
The Artist's Pallet. Minerals in the ground produce the various colours; sulphur - yellow, copper - green, iron - orange. It's very cool watching the colours ooze and flow together.
Hot mud bath anyone?
We were fascinated by all this geothermal activity and carried on to The Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland.
The Champagne Pool, New Zealand's largest bubbling pool.
An amazing colour!
Lady Knox Geyser revving up.
And thar she blows!
All that hot water does make for some great spa relaxation. We stopped in at De Brett's Spa Resort for a soak.
A Maori entrance to the private pools.
The general public pools were pretty nice too. A perfect end to a perfect day.
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