Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula [NEW ZEALAND]

Hot Water Beach - Coromandel Peninsula [New Zealand] 


No, those aren’t pathetic sand castles, beachgoers are digging up their own man-made hot tubs.
Volcanoes near this beach on the eastern edge of New Zealand's North Island develop large underground reservoirs of extremely hot water.
Over time, this water escapes to the surface, cooling along the way, though still emerging at temperatures as hot as 64 C. The hot springs are accessible only at low tide, so grab a shovel and dig your own spa.

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