Part 2. LAKE TAUPO

Taupo is not a very big city. You can walk around the whole city within a day. I was going to stay for just one day so I didn't need to rent a car or a bike. I had made good progress in enjoying Taupo by the time I went to bed last night.

Firstly, Cherry Island. It's an island in the middle of the water about 1km north from the city centre. The sign for the island is so small that you are likely to miss it. However when you first see the sight, I'm sure that you will be surprised.

* The very first sight you see when you get to Cherry Island *

I even felt that I was deep in the jungle where a calm river flowed through a intact canyon. It is surrounded by the rock mountains and there's a bungy jump. Some young boys and girls were jumping off the cliff. 
 
* The water is so clean that you can see through to the bottom of the water. *

I took off my shoes and went into water to take a picture of the ducks. I recorded some of them landsliding on the surface of water.

I'm sure that here is a good place to have a rest for a change. I couldn't go onto the Cherry Island but looked around because it was private property and closed. I just wondered who can have an island. It must be someone who's very rich.

I left the island behind for Lake Taupo.

 * Got a shot on the way to Lake Taupo. I love looking up at the clouds floating up in the air ^.^ * 

I was comparing nature in Korea and in New Zealand. Fewer people and more land than Korea's make a big difference, I think. In fact, it's hard to see such green lawns just everywhere in Korea. I just can feel a new beauty of the nature. The best part is walking along the Lake Terrace.

* It cost me $2 to use the telescope so I was just pretending to look through it. ^.^ *

Wherever I stepped ahead, I couldn't go forward. The various and astonishing views from the lake shore stopped me from going away at every spot.
Time to appreciate the fantastic photos taken by me.^^

* One hundred percent transparency of the water of Lake Taupo *
 
It's a sea not a lake.
I'm leaving for Napier. Now I will see the sea tomorrow.