White Island!

The view from the walk we did in Whakatane when our boat trip was postponed till the next day.

The statue on the rock was that of the Maori lady who took it apon herself to take up the oars of the waka (boat) and bring them all to safety when a storm came and the men had gone ashore to explore the land. It was taboo for woman to touch the oars.

White Island!

Our boat nestling in the cove at White Island

The bay of White Island. Note the funny colour of the sea water!

Me with my hard hat on and my mask....boy was it necessary at times! The air could be so acidic it made you cough and your eyes well up! Can you tell I'm smiling?

Hannah, Alex and I showing off our gear infront of some hissing steam on the volcano.

The billowing steam coming off white island as seen from the edge of a crater...

And off we march to work! Lol! This was the group we went with... all following the leader....baaaaaaa baaaaaaa.....

The boiling hot spring going towards the sea. You can also see the path of the lava flow from the last eruption in 2000.

A bubbling mud pool!

Me awondering in the ruined sulphur extraction factory.

Off we go in a rubber dingy to get back onto the boat

Hannah burning out on deck on the way back from White Island. She was feeling a lot better than when we were on our way to the island!