During our recent vacation within a vacation I omitted one very important detail. There was a special moment between me and Andi. She fell and I laughed. Craters of the Moon as described in One Day in Taupo is a very geologically active area. In fact it is so active that in places you cannot walk on the ground in the event a misguided step finds you up to your arse in a boiling hot mud pool. Safety precautions have been brought in to advert such incidents in the form of a boardwalk. About half way through our informative stroll the boardwalk eased ever closer towards a crater. The fence at the edge of the crater saw a few tourist leaning over with video cameras trying to catch a glimpse of the bubbling mud below. As we approached the sound of the gurgling mud grew louder and perked Andi's interest. Following suit with the other tourists Andi B-lined it for the fence to gain a better perspective, unfortunately she failed to realize that the boardwalk curved slightly to the left leaving a small gap of free ground between the fence and boardwalk. The ground was roughly 2 feet lower than the boardwalk, which Andi realized while she was in free fall. With her head turned to the right, her eyes fixed on the crater she walked directly off the boardwalk. A small startled scream and flailing arms accompanied her to the ground. This time I was joined by the other tourist when I started to laugh.
Note - the picture above it is not the actual location of the fall down, it is just a reasonable facsimile. Andi for some reason would not let me run back and take a photo of the actual location.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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