Ella doesn't know what to think of Geysers

"Hell's Gate" - very scary.

Apparently peacocks like boiling water *

Very daring little girl

Yes - that is a boiling lake blowing up behind us.

Ella enjoys the "hot seats" - think of heated seats in your car - only with a volcano underneath.

New Zealand's most active Geyser at Te Puia.

Boiling mud - anyone for a dip?

Another geyser shot

A boiling waterfall kind of makes me uncomfortable

Rotorua - thermal wonderland

Oh - and to put the complete picture in your mind, pretend you are now smelling rotten eggs. Now you've got it.

Jen vs. the Volcano (er...geyser)

Just smoke and mirrors. Really.

Our new neighbors.

6 pois a twirling - traditional Maori dance

Maori Wood Carving studio

This guy made all the women swoon.

more boiling stuff

See what I mean?

Rotorua museum - not a bad little house!

Jen on the lawns of Rotorua - in front of the Bath House

Rotorua from the steps of the Museum

Not for the faint of heart...