The Road Not Taken

Tomorrow I depart Auckland for Rotorua and then on to Taupo and then Wellington. I chose a trip over the harbor to Rangitoto Island on the Kawau Kat. The twenty minutes to the island flew by and it reminded me how much I like being on boats.

The hike up the volcano was not bad to begin with, lots of lava everywhere and a nice walk down a fern jungle was great. Near the top I checked out the lava caves and needed my torch to wander into the darkness. At which point I banged my head on the roof of the cave. These caves have not seen molten lava for a very long time but it must be longer than they have heard the four letter words echo through the dark void. Twas just a scratch so no ER visit was required.

I headed to the summit and was rewarded with beautiful views of Auckland and the surrounding islands. Just beautiful. I headed back down the way I came up to catch the 1pm scheduled ride back across to Auckland. Due to getting back earlier than expected I headed for Kelly Tarltons aquarium. The bus ride along Tamaki drive was great. No wonder peaple roller blade along here all the time.

The aquarium was ok, the penguins were especially good as you get pretty close to them in your tour car. Apart from that it is a little understated. I am just updating the blog then I need some sunscreen as the stuff I have is like alcoholic gel! Then back to Parnell for a home made dinner before relaxing and planning the next few days in the north island.

I will get pics up when I can as I have taken loads already but no internet cafe I have found allows me to upload pics.

Until tomorrow…

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