

Matakohe, New Zealand
We left home a week yesterday, and already have crammed so much in that John asked me today which day it was.
On Friday 30 January, having recovered a little from arriving in Auckland the day before at 11.00.a.m. we undertook a trip to Rangitoto, an island that appeared only 600 hundred years ago following a volcanic eruption.We took the 10.30.a.m. ferry to the island, and then did a three to four hour walk, traversing the west side of the island along the coast...