Preview of Lavasprings's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Mercey Hot Springs Review, United States Entry Title: "Road Trip to Mercey Hot Springs" Entry: "Spring in California, now isn't this a great time of year for a hotspringer to check out a new hot spring? My wife Marion, and I thought about it for a few seconds and then decided to indulge ourselves in a few hours of soaking at Mercey Hot Springs. www.merceyhotsprings.com I chose Mercey HS because of it's proximity and it's rather straight shot down Interstate 5. I was intrigued by Mercey HS because each person got to fill up their own tub and not have to share it with anyone else. You get to enjoy it by yourself and then, when it starts cooling down. DRAIN, refill. I was knew I going to be in heaven. Located about a hundred miles from our house, it looked like a leisurely 2 hour drive. So we packed up a cooler, a few snacks and hit the road. View Larger Map We had read on someone's blog that you could pick up a sub sandwich at a Subway at the exit. Uh, wrong. It's the previous exit. So if you think you might get hungry for lunch, make sure you bring it because there are no services at this exit and unless you want to go caveman on some grazing cow, well you are sol. Including a stop for gas, it took me about an hour and 45 minutes to drive to Mercey HS from Livermore, California. After ...
Preview of Mr-mrs_pickles's blog entry at TravelPod. Read the full entry here: www.travelpod.com This preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Trip to: Rotorua, New Zealand Title: "Boiling Mud, Hot Springs and Spurting Geysers" Entry preview: "Hello once again! We are in Rotorua and are ready to check out all the thermal activity going on around here. Rotorua is nicknamed 'Sulfur City' because it has the most energetic thermal activity in the country, with bubbling mud pools, gurgling hot springs, gushing geisers, and evil smells. Just driving into the city makes you look at whoever is in the car with you, raise an eyebrow and give them the questioning look of, "Did you just ****?". We decided to check out what was around town on our ..." Read and see more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from this trip: 1. ". St. Faith's Church" 2. ". Trevor is a Maori Statue" 3. ". Hazey Boardwalk" 4. ". Dana on Boardwalk" 5. ". Another Photo" 6. ". Trevor on Bridge" 7. ". Trevor Again" 8. ". Steaming Lake" 9. ". Look at the Colors!" 10. ". Trevor Over The Lake" 11. ". Boiling Mud" 12. ". Lady Knox Geyser" 13. ". Top of Rainbow Mountain" 14. ". Pohutu Geyser" 15. ". Pohutu Geyser From Away" See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com
