It rained for four days straight when we got to Taupo, we pretty much couldn't see the lake at all. But we went to the hot pools (in the rain) and went up to the Craters of the Moon, also in the rain. Back in the 1950's this large area north of Taupo began emitting steam. It turned out that the lowering of underground water pressure by a local geothermal power station caused superheated water to rise to the surface, finding any vent to escape. The whole place is full of bubbling mud pools. The wooden walkways are regularly moved to avoid new vents that appear and it's dangerous to stray off the path.
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