We were up early to go to the thermal wonderland. The lady knox geyser there erupts at 10am everyday so we didn't want to miss it! It took a little longer to get there than expected and it was very busy! We got a good seat and sat and waited!! We thought it was completely natural but there is a guy who adds a type of soap to encourage it to erupt consistently. Without the soap it could erupt at anytime within a 36 hours period. Anyhoo, we watched and waited, it s...

We slept surprisingly well and slept in too! Oops! We got sorted and were on our way! We had heard sirens while at the campsite and thought it was odd in such a remote part of the country! We had only just got past the first town and we soon realised what they were for. There had been a serious accident and the road had been closed for at least 1 hour and a half. We had the option of going back to the town but decided to sit in the queue to save queuing later. We...