White Island

On Saturday we boarded a luxury launch for the hour and a half ride to White Island. Thankfully we took our seasickness pills as most of the people on the boat got pretty ill from the ride. After we arrived at White Island we hopped onto a small raft that took us to shore. We were equipped with hard hats and gas masks and began the tour.




White Island is estimated to be 150,000 to 200,000 years old. The tour took us all over the island, past bubbling mud, hissing steam, sulfur chimneys, and up to the edge of the crater lake. We felt like we were on another planet. The end of the tour took us to the remains of an old mining factory and back onto the boat for the trip back home.

The experience is definitely something that we recommend. However, the seasickness pills did make us very sleepy. We took a "nap" at 5:30pm and didn't wake up again until 12:30am, so we missed out on the entire night!

On another note, it saddens us that it has been determined for the best that Maxwell (Erin's dog) is put to sleep. He has lived a great life and brought plenty of joy to Erin and her family.