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| Thread ID: 99978 | 2009-05-22 03:26:00 | Rotorua Question, About | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 775814 | 2009-05-22 03:26:00 | I am looking at Google Maps and I see a lot of white disturbance in the water on the south end of that big lake there (no name noted for the lake), on the East end of Roturua, at the end of Amohau Street (part of 30A, I believe) . I'd like to know the name of that lake and what all that whiteness is . I bet it is named Roturua Lake . . . right? It does not look like a tidal movement as the ocean is a little too far away . Is there a name for the island in the middle of it too? Is it inhabited? Looks like a good shore-fishing spot too . I am trying to zoom into the island to see if there's anyone/anything there, but there seems to be a restriction on viewing it closely . It looks like someone mows the lawn very neatly though . Maybe it's a 1-hole golf course? There MIGHT be the tee markers on the lower (southern) end of it if I can see all that well . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 775815 | 2009-05-22 03:39:00 | The white "disturbance" is most likely steam coming from the thermal areas around Rotorua . Rotorua is a thermal area and has a strong "rotten egg" sulphur smell . You are correct, the lake is Lake Rotorua . Rotorua is a Maori name meaning "second lake" . This is due to there being two lakes in the area . If you have a look on Google Earth you will be able to see this . Google Earth will probably give you a better view of the area than GoogleMaps . I don't think there is an island in Lake Rotorua, I thought it was a kind of peninsula but I could be wrong . Not sure about fishing in there, someone else may know . YouTube will probably have videos of the thermal areas as well, such as bubbling hot mud pools, geysers, etc . Edit: Oh, and in case you thought it was a warm place due to all the thermal activity, you would be quite wrong . It's freezing jolly cold there in winter! |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 775816 | 2009-05-22 03:48:00 | It maybe Mokoia island (en.wikipedia.org). Info here (www.mokoiaisland.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 775817 | 2009-05-22 03:52:00 | Can't help with the white stuff Joe, unless it's the trout spawning! The lake is Lake Rotorua as you surmised, and the island is Mokoia Island and it is a reserve. Looks though as if there may be a caretakers house at the end of the mown bit, which I guess is for picknickers etc. Got me bluffed with the white stuff, unless it's steam. There is a lot of geothermal activity in the area. For the best trout fishing go to Lake Taupo a bit further south, and fish the rivers. :thumbs: |
Richard (739) | ||
| 775818 | 2009-05-22 04:10:00 | The white disturbance is not a disturbance. It is just Pumice based fine sand. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 775819 | 2009-05-22 04:16:00 | Looking at it now . I read in the Wiki about the island and it is considered sacred by the natives as a place where two loves had a happy ending, here's the WIKI on it: The island is sacred to Māori of the Arawa iwi, and is the location of one of the most famous legends of New Zealand, that of Hinemoa and Tutanekai, which has parallels with the classical Greek tale of Hero and Leander, but with a happier ending . According to legend, the two lovers were forbidden to marry, and Hinemoa's father Umukaria, a chief from the shores of the lake, ordered that she not be allowed to travel by canoe to Tutanekai's tribal village on the island . Hinemoa decided to swim 3 . 2 kilometres across the lake to the island, guided by the sound of Tutanekai's flute-playing . For flotation she wrapped hue or gourds around her and swam her way to the island[ |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 775820 | 2009-05-22 05:21:00 | Yes, the white stuff will be the steam rising from the water, due to the trout spawning - they are VERY boisterous!! :D In fact, Rotorua is one of the few places where you can catch a cooked trout (rainbow or brown), depending on the tackle you use. They are cooked naturally in the geothermal waters... :D |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 775821 | 2009-05-22 05:45:00 | It is purely coincidence that the shallow and pale piece of the lake is called Sulphur Point. (Err - - ?) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 775822 | 2009-05-22 05:49:00 | It looks good though. Kinda serene and peaceful in the bubbling sulfur gas mist. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 775823 | 2009-05-22 07:32:00 | Jump on a plane and come see for yourself SJ, we need the tourist $ | Bantu (52) | ||
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