Sat 6 Feb - Lake Taupo

We awoke once more to clear blue skies and temperatures climbing into the low 20’s so set about some local sightseeing. Our first port of call was the Hukka Falls, which is not so much a high waterfall, but a narrow channel filled with a storming torrent of water. It is quite a sight to behold and can be viewed from a footbridge above or from several viewing points along the chasm. Further downstream we watched another flood of water as the gates were opened on a hydroelectric plant. An empty river course became another raging torrent within a matter of minutes. After watching all this water and with temperatures climbing into the mid 20s we decided it was time for a bit of immersion so spent the afternoon swimming in Lake Taupo. We completed our day of ‘chilling out’ by returning to our ‘holiday resort’ and poaching ourselves lightly in the hot pool.