After a great day in Dannevirke, Stuart joined us on the drive to Whakapapa to hike the Tongariro Crossing the next day. The trail was pretty crowded that day, but the weather was spectacular. Some pretty serious elevation gain on the way up, but it seemed everybody made it (other than the one helicopter rescue). Long, long walk back down, where we said our farewells to Stuart and slowly started our way back to Auckland.