Rugby in NZSuper 18 Rugby Game – Chiefs vs. Force (Perth) played in HamiltonMordor! – The Tongariro CircuitMt. Doom is actually Mt. Ngauruhoe – last erupted in 1975Tongariro CircuitOn the Tongariro CircuitLava rockSulphur SteamAlong the Tongariro CrossingFrom the top of the Tongariro Crossing – it was cold and windySunset on the Tongariro Circuit closing in on the end.End of the circuit after dark – phew, made it!Fall settling in – on the way to AucklandBeach in Devonport a few miles from downtown AucklandAuckland in the distance from the top of Mt. Victoria (a volcano) – lots of volcanos in AucklandAfter 17 and a half hours in the air, back to winter? Snow in Massachusetts on April 2nd!Cold! Darge and Kaiser – a walk along the river in Groveland, MA
