Today we took a ferry to Rangitoto Island, which is an extinct volcano that erupted 600 years ago. It is about 300m tall and one heck of a hike!
Auckland from the Summit of Rangitoto
Jenn with the Summit in the background
Coastline around the Island, it's mostly lava rivers
Jenn starting off the 4 hour hike
Jim climbing on the Lava rocks
Lava river
Jenn at the Summit looking down into the 60m deep crater
Top of the Volcano
Looking out into the Hauraki Gulf
Brown's Island
You can see where the lava was traveling from the Summit
The Summit in the distance
Jenn on the way back to the ferry
Lava Cave
Jenn with some red Lava Rocks
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