jaywalkingtheglobe

Live volcanoes surround you.  Signs warn of potential eruptions.  Turquoise coloured Alpine lakes, surrounded by lava lie near blackened volcanoes.  Steam rises from holes on the side of a nearby mountain.  A subtropical forest lies beyond the volcanic scenery.  There is nowhere else like this. The bus from Taupo arrives at 6:30 am.  The volcanoes stand black against the rising sun. ...