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 Lake Taupo Lake Taupo, New Zealand This was the first place that Tisa and I stopped on during our camper van trip. It was the first time that we had actually gotten to meet some of the local Kiwis and finally experience the countryside of New Zealand that we had been told about. The following was written by Tisa while on the road: Lake Taupo- (population: 21, 040) This city is home of New Zealand's largest lake which was formed by one of the biggest volcanic explosions that erupted 25,000 years ago. Lake Taupo is known as the world's trout fishing capital. All NZ's rainbow trout descend from a single batch of eggs brought from California's Russian River nearly a century ago. In the month of April, international trout-fishing tournaments are held here! We spent our first night here in our new camper van home! The camp park was located on Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. The Waikato River feeds into Lake Taupo and also flows right through the Huka Falls. Our stay at the town of Lake Taupo was very memorable. We especially enjoyed the company of Rob (see picture), an employee out at Taupo Motor Camp. He made the wonderful suggestion of visiting Craters of The Moon and Huka Falls (also see pictures). Overall, our impression of the town was that it was very calm and peaceful, had friendly locals and great scenery! This would be a fantastic place to have a vacation house or even live if you don't mind the slow pace lifestyle. In this album: Duck, Grilled Cheese, Kevin Ludlow, New Zealand Coot, Rob, Tisa Peterson |
Lake Taupo
New Zealand Coot
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