It has to be said, when I first saw the gash at the top of there, I thought something very similar.Blind groper wrote:Mount Tarawera makes a nice outing, with a climb to the crater. I have done it several times. The crater is a long groove, lined with red volcanic ash. Which leads me to the Maori language.
The word 'Tarawera' is two words run together. Tara and Wera. The word Tara has many meanings depending on context, and what I am about to say is a little controversial. The word Wera has but one meaning - hot.
One of the meanings of the word 'Tara' relates to female reproductive anatomy. The Maori did not beat about the bush when naming things. They tended to call a spade a spade, and when something looked anatomical, they did not hesitate with an appropriate piece of terminology.
Not the best pic of the top - one I took at the end of 2002.
