Day 3 - Waiotapu and Mt. Doom

We took a drive through the country today.  Started out with a stop at the thermal area in Wai-O-Tapu and then took a few hours drive to Mount Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom).  Beautiful drive through the middle of the North Island and around Lake Taupu.

A few shots from the thermals in Waiotapu

On to Mordor......didn't seem to bad, don't know what the fuss was about.

Tried to get a good shot of Mt Doom but one cloud kept hanging over the peak.  Still worth the drive though.