After our fun activities in Taupo this morning we head down the side of Lake Taupo on our way to Ohakune to the south of the Tongariro National Park.
This is a very interesting drive as we pass along State Highway 46 with a great view of Mt Tongariro, which some of you may know was the last volcano to erupt in New Zealand earlier this year. You might also be keen to know that although she has stopped spreading ash she is still active.
Further down the road we also stop to look at some cool lahar deposits.
Seeing some of these car sized blocks of rock which have been blasted from the volcano gives a real impression of how powerful a big eruption can be.
We then push on to Ohakune to camp for the night.
Mr M
This is a very interesting drive as we pass along State Highway 46 with a great view of Mt Tongariro, which some of you may know was the last volcano to erupt in New Zealand earlier this year. You might also be keen to know that although she has stopped spreading ash she is still active.
Further down the road we also stop to look at some cool lahar deposits.
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| Roadcut Lahar deposit |
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| Large pyroclastic block ~ 1.5m across |
We then push on to Ohakune to camp for the night.
Mr M
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