Tuesday February 18, 2014

Today we went to Rangitoto Island.  This island was created from a volcanic eruption that occurred only 600 years ago.

We took the ferry from Devonport at 9:30 am and could have caught the 12:45 ferry back to Devonport, if we had hurried back from the summit. We like not to hurry and have definitely embraced taking our time to see things.

The summit was 259 metres high and took a winding path from the wharf upwards.

It meandered through lava fields and we were able to go through lava caves, which was fun.

At the top we had lunch and walked around the crater rim.

On the way down we followed a couple of the side tracks and returned to the wharf at 1:30 pm. The ferry was at 3:30.

We then followed the coast line past some historic baches.  A bach is a small cottage like structure used for week-end retreats.  Twenty minutes from Auckland, but a world away.

It is well worth going over to this island if you are in Auckland.