Steamy lake.

Steam vapour rising, 
Lake thermal activity,
At Hot Water beach.


Toady we walked the Tarawera trail of about 14 kms around Lake Tarawera. The end  of the walk is at Hot Water beach where thermal activity beneath the ground heats some of the very cold lake water to boiling point ! It is quite amazing to ponder what is going on beneath the lake floor. It is a popular place to bathe in but at this time of the year the lake water is very cold and it was impossible to find somewhere that was just right. Still, the quick dip we had was refreshing before the water taxi picked us up.