What brings these two guysers out on such an obviously bad weather day? Aha! Tis the secret garden near Lake Taupo with its steamy spoutings and oozing colors. I wouldn't know since I stayed under cover with a nice pot of tea and a friendly weimaraner.
That's one of the negatives of this tourist thing. You have to take the weather such as it is. When you've planned an outing, Mother Nature isn't automatically obliged to cooperate and smile on your parade. One of the positives about touring New Zealand, however, is the attention to detail at all of their venues. There's always a cafe with hot coffee and tea and fresh and attractive food choices - even if it's just muffins and sandwiches. The public toilets are always clean and pristine. Even at Te Papa (the national museum) yesterday despite the herds of school groups in attendance, the toilets were neat and tidy with not even a sheet of toilet paper littering the floor. There is almost no defacing of public property. Graffiti is rare. Maybe pride plays a part, or maybe the population is more aware of the "greenness" of their country. Wish we could bring some of that national responsibility home with us, but I don't think we could sneak it through customs.
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