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Pam 's other brother Steven came out from his home near Toulouse in France on a big world tour with a large entourage of wives , children and stepchildren , and their girlfriends . The trouble with New Zealand ex-volcanoes like this one is that having completed most of the climbing and reached a reasonable height ( which took us less than 2 hours ) the summit is still far away along a winding volcanic ridge through thick bush , up and down astonishingly steep little hummocks - - so steep that some have fixed chains to help you up . Pam also undertook some not very subtle brainwashing of the new Principal ( a self-proclaimed jock who was of the opinion that music was just fun and not as essential a part of the school curriculum as , say , rugby ) , and choice phrases like " whole-brain learning , " " life-long hobby " and " performance confidence " spiced up many a staff-room conversation . And that 's it for the year , except to wish you lots of love and belated seasonal greetings . This is a four-day walk around the south spur of the peninsula , staying in hostels overnight . In the meantime , lots of love and belated seasonal greetings .