Rangitoto Island Tour
February 9th 2008 Rangitoto island is visible from Auckland, and is a short ferry ride (about 20 minutes) from Auckland. It last erupted some 800 years ago, and the rock on the island is quite a bit lighter than you would expect due to the air bubbles locked in the rock. This was a pretty new experience to me.
You could take some transport fairly high up the peak, but I and others chose to hike it. At the trailh
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