In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter XV - From Peril to Safety

In which the weary travellers, guided by Paganel's exceptional skill, navigate the rugged and volcanic wilderness of New Zealand, enduring numerous hardships and marvels of nature as they draw closer to the Pacific coast. Their flight culminates in a tense escape by canoe from hostile natives, only to be rescued at the last moment by a steamship whose arrival kindles a mixture of hope and despair among the exhausted party.