I love the smell of rotten eggs in the morning!

For someone used to life in a temperate climate, where the worst that can happen in the summer is a hosepipe ban and in the winter not quite enough snow to take the skis out, having lots of geothermal activity bubbling under my feet is VERY exciting. These were taken in Wai-O-Tapu, in Central North Island about 25km from Rotorua;
I should point out that absolutely no adjustments to the colours have been made... they are all the results of various minerals in various proportions at temperatures close to boiling.

Between the heat and the acidity, the vegetation closest to the pools looks petrified in ash...

The Champagne Pools, at about 100 degrees you can see tiny bubbles on the bright orange rim

The next one is called the Devil's bath, presumably because the Devil likes lime green water (??)...