I stood on an active volcano yesterday - in Auckland! Mt. Eden, the tallest volcano in Auckland, is also very close to the city. It’s only 200m tall, so it’s a quick hike/tramp. But the vista is incredible! You can see across all of the city, to the mountains around and the water. I finished Middlesex there (thanks Alan!).
Afterward, I ate some Hare Krishna food - mmmmmMMMMMmmmmmm…… lentils. It’s so nice being able to find those guys everywhere. So cheap! Then I went to globe bar - a wanky place for the party-hard backpackers. They auctioned off 8 gold fish so that they could race them, the winning owner receiving a $100 bar tab. It was hardly interesting, just strange.
I think I may get on the bus tomorrow and head north, enuf of the city for now.