In Taupo we went and saw the Huka Falls. The water running through these falls were going so incredibly fast and the water was so blue! It was quite a cool sight. After the falls Grandpa, Lindsay and I went to Crater of the Moon Park to see the geysers. There were heaps of geysers all over the park and it smelled like rotten eggs. Yum you just have to love that smell. Well like everyday in New Zealand it rained a little bit this day, but that did not stop us from going to the walk. I can’t believe the size of some of the craters that were in the park, it was insane how big they were! After the craters we went to the Aratiatia Dam to watch it open up and fill the valley. Heaps of water just poured out from the dam which is a good thing because I reckon if it didn’t open the water would start to spill over! That was pretty cool though seeing the dam open up.
After the dam we headed north towards Rotorua the next stop in our journey. Along the way we went to Waimangu Park. Lindsay and I decided that we would pay the entrance fee and go ahead try to hike all the way back to the lake before the park closed. That meant we had just over an hour and half to hike it all and take pictures… I don’t like such time crunches, but we managed to do it! Waimangu Park was filled with lots of craters, geysers, and heaps of nature. At one point Lindsay and I hiked up to Inferno Crater. This crater was crystal blue, just gorgeous in color, and reached the temperature of 176 degrees Fahrenheit! It was so pretty though and it was hard to imagine that it was that hot of a pool of liquid! Finally after more trekking we made it to the end, Lake Rotomahana. 
If the weather had been better we could have taken a boat across the lake and hiked further, but that wasn’t such the case. Therefore Lindsay and I caught the last bus back up to the start, hopped into the car and then went to the hotel we were staying at in Rotorua.
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