Rotorua, New Zealand - Wai O Tapu - Lady Knox Geyser - Induced Eruption
Lady Knox Geyser is a joke
We really questioned before we went how the Geyser would go off every day at 10:15 am, but figured they would not make that up. When you get to the Wonderland Park, you have to go to the main building and get your ticket. Then you have to drive to where the Geyser is. We all entered an area where there were seats and the first thing we noticed was this little Teepee looking thing that looked like it was made out of paper mache. At about 10:20, the guy who was directing traffic in the parking lot came out with a bag of stuff. He gave a short talk and then dumped the bag into the mouth of the Geyser. Like a cheap high school lab experiment, the Geyser went off for about 2 minutes and shot about 20 feet in the air. That was it, the whole show.
There are lots of wonderful natural phenomena in Wai O Tapu. This is just not one of them.
Rotorua, New Zealand - Wai O Tapu - Lady Knox Geyser - Induced Eruption
Lady Knox Geyser is a joke
We really questioned before we went how the Geyser would go off every day at 10:15 am, but figured they would not make that up. When you get to the Wonderland Park, you have to go to the main building and get your ticket. Then you have to drive to where the Geyser is. We all entered an area where there were seats and the first thing we noticed was this little Teepee looking thing that looked like it was made out of paper mache. At about 10:20, the guy who was directing traffic in the parking lot came out with a bag of stuff. He gave a short talk and then dumped the bag into the mouth of the Geyser. Like a cheap high school lab experiment, the Geyser went off for about 2 minutes and shot about 20 feet in the air. That was it, the whole show.
There are lots of wonderful natural phenomena in Wai O Tapu. This is just not one of them.