Joe the Volcano

 No - that’s not the name, but we watched the sunset and opened our eyes to see sunrise from our bed over this volcano in Tongario National Park.  We were led by our naturalist Sean on a hike through the bush, learning about ferns, trees, birds and of course possums (this time an x-rated possum story :)

Adventures South has done a great job of mixing it up.  Just when you think you’re about to lose your mind over the world’s nastiest hill (Gentle Annie my Aunt Fannie), they have included Maori Cultural performances, walks to waterfalls, mineral pools and those hikes.

Last night we had dinner at Gintrap - Jeff was happy.  (I thought the Hawkes Bay was pretty tasty...)