Dam - What a Rush!

With the arrival of reinforcements from the United States, we piled into the car and headed to Taupo. While Tom spent half of the day seeing patients in the Clinic, I showed Sarah, Paul and Becky some favorite spots in and around this beautiful lakeside town.

A new adventure was added to our ever-growing repertoire: the Aratiatia Rapids on the Waitato River! Four times a day, a siren sounds just before the dam's control gates are opened, allowing the rapids to flow and fill a narrow gorge with turbulent water.