This means that the currents can get fierce and so the port authorities won't allow large ships to arrive or leave unless the current is 1 knot or less!
This whole area is very volcanic and this is an old volcanic plug |
Can you see how narrow the entrance is between the green and red buoys near the top right of the photo? |
Notice how near the sand bar is to the main shipping channel |
We had booked a private excursion which was less than half the cost of the ones on the ship and actually did what we wanted.
We were a party of 11 in a lovely mini bus and set off on the 1 hour drive to Rotorua.
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