The drive from Rotorua to Wellington, 23 December 1998.

Lake Taupo is set in a huge volcano crater. Here Kate checks out some pumice rock she found on the shore.

Our little monkeys, enjoying a post-prandial rest in a tree.

Huka Falls, where the water goes when it leaves Lake Taupo:

And, once in Wellington, we enjoy the view from Ken and Jane Symington's house: