from the earth
hot rising water
so smelly
Sulphurous geysers gently bubble to the surface in fenced off sections of Kuirau Public Park in Rotorua New Zealand. Maori first used these geothermal springs for health and cooking across many generations after arriving in this area. Later in the C19th The English arrived in Rotorua and quickly took opportunities to utilise the hot springs for various health related issues and commercial opportunities.
Today Rotorua in the middle of the North Island is an essential stop for visitors to New Zealand for learning about and experiencing Maori culture and to confront serious geothermal activity.
Jill and I spent 3 fascinating days in Rotorua during our recent first visit to New Zealand. For those who follow this blog and also whose blogs I follow that is the reason I have been out of communication for some weeks. I am back now and will share more of our New Zealand experiences with haiku for a while.
Haiku hound 
Glad to see you back in the Blogosphere. Looking forward to more photos and haiku from your trip.
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I was wondering where you’d got to. Sounds like you had a great time. Your haiku really got me in. I just had to read your post.
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Thanks for your welcome back Janice
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It was fascinating Suzanne, thanks for the positive comments.
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Welcome back Denis.
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Thanks Sandra.
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Welcome back Denis, it is nice to read your haiku again and I can smell the water :o)
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Thanks Xenia, the Whippets would like the smells there.
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Hi Denis,
I came looking for you wondering where on earth have you been, lol. I see it was New Zealand:() Welcome back.
Pat
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Thanks Pat, I suspect a few Americans will be migrating to NZ if they can now!!
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You may be right about that. It’s just a huge mess…..
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I wondered what had happened when I saw this blog. It seemed like a long time, however, I have missed quite a lot of stuff lately. Glad you are back.
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Great to hear you are back Oneta thanks for the welcome..
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Almost makes me wish I had smell-a-vision
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Just close your eyes and wish Annette the Angels may do the rest!!
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The photos are amazing!!! No worries, Denis. I totally get it with the communication amidst travel thing. So difficult to keep up when one is on the move.
Have a fab time in kiwi land 😀 Will you do some Haka?
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Thanks Joyce. I see you are up North in Queensland, watch out for the stingers.
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Hell Denis!
I love the haiku! Looks like you had a great time in New Zealand! I will look forward to seeing more photos of your time there.
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Welcome back to haiku Hound Maybelle. We must catch up later in January, you can see all 400 plus edited images
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Welcome back Denis! Thank you for sharing your visit with us. I’m looking forward to more pictures and haiku. I wonder, do people actually get in these hot springs?
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They do but more so with the water diverted and managed as in Japan. Back in the late C19th they used to jump into the actual natural pools and there were quite a few deaths and disappearances.
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