Crater at Craters of the Moon, Taupo, New Zealand.
Nowhere is it more evident that New Zealand owes its geography to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions than at any of its geothermal parks. Our visit there began with Auckland and Rotorua, then the Redwoods and Huka Falls, plus Taupo and Pirongia, as well as Hamilton Gardens. (Later in Australia’s Gold Coast, we visited familyand birds of Australia Part 1 of 2 plus Part 2 of 2, then we marveled at the Spectacular Views in and Around Gold Coast, enjoyed a delicious meal on the beach, saw some wild things and cute things at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, had fun with Rita Rigby, met the beasts of Brisbane and the beauty there, and enjoyed Sydney this much and that much, as well as the purring there!
Steaming burbling craters galore behind Khashayar and da-AL at Craters of the Moon, Taupo, New Zealand.Along our drive to Taupo, (before we’d view the Waitomo Glowworms Caves) we stopped at the aptly named Craters of the Moon.
Straying from the path isn’t advised at Craters of the Moon, Taupo, New Zealand.Heat and steam from below percolate up to uncork land, leaving behind jagged craters, some of them huge. Visitors are told, not asked, to keep to the trails, lest they become boiled and billowed…
Do you have craters near you?
Happiness Between Tails by da-AL 
New Zealand? Yes, we deported several relatives there, I think. Looks as though they got the best end of the deal. No, no craters here either, if you discount my eye-sockets on Saturday morning…
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Your travel-stories are fascinating and somewhat beautifully interpreted with the help of distinct and splendid pictures,every words add to the magic of that place and you look lovely,as always.Hope you are having a great day.Much love.
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You always say the kindest things, dear Neha ❤
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it’s because you are the loveliest,Daal.
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Blushing lol
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Super!!! Never been there😢
shera
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Wow, this is breath-taking. I’ve never seen anything like that crater or the billowing mist, but then again I live in the UK so I typically see either shops or plain grassy hills! xx
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Shops & plain grassy hills are nice too 🙂
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No craters–just potholes! What a beautiful place that looks like!
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Different type of crater – we’ve got plenty of those in Los Angeles too lol
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