By this time, it was after lunch so we drove around a bit and then headed for Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland. This was a much larger park, in the same vein as Hell's Gate but with LOTS of color from various minerals. Our fav was the Champagne Pool, a large mineral pool with bright blue/green water with an orange shelf around it. The walking was easy so we got through the park pretty quickly.
We decided to spend the night roadside at a lake and, as there was no
electricity, it made for an early evening.
Matt and Cynthia (to be continued)
