From Tongariro we drove along the senic Whanganui River Road and headed through North Palmerston to the Turara Forest Park, just north of Wellington, for a two day tramp along the alpine tops with fantastic views of both the east and west coasts of the North Island, the distant volcanoes of Mount Taranaki, Mount Ruapehu on the central plateau and even the South Island! This left us with a sunny day to explore Wellington before catching the Interislander Ferry (our ferry the Kaitia, formerly the Pride of Cherbough) across the Cook Strait and through the Marlborough Sounds to Picton.
Whanganui River 
Tramping in the high Turara range up to the Jumbo Hut
Sunrise from the Jumbo Hut
The rare NZ blue caterpillar viewing the sunrise
Looking over the Wiarapa from Jumbo Hut
Wellington harbour from Mount Victoria
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