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- 04 Oct 2024
Day 14 – Here Wētā – day, Gone Tomorrow
This entry will include many spoilers for the Wētā Unleashed experience. If you want to go, I’d recommend perhaps skipping this one. Wētā 1: a large brown wingless insect related to the grasshoppers, with long spiny legs and wood-boring larvae, found only in New Zealand. Translates to “God of all ugly things”. That’s it, back […]
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- 03 Oct 2024
Day 13 – New Zealand Bingo Card Complete
Today was a travel day, resulting in what I think will be a short but sweet entry. We woke up well rested after our feast at Hobbiton, got ourselves ready and started our travels towards Auckland. As we made our way through the winding roads and rolling hills towards the city, the landscape slowly transitioned […]
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- 02 Oct 2024
Day 12 – Fellowship of the Ring
Disclaimer: This post is very heavy in photos, so may take longer to load than usual. 12, 058 Steps 143 km Driven Today we move on from Rotorua and make our way towards Matamata for another bucket list experience. But first up, we’ve booked tickets to the Wai-o-tapu Geothermal Wonderland. In Maori, Wai = Water, […]
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- 01 Oct 2024
Day 11 – A Galaxy Below
titiwai 1. (noun) glowworm, Arachnocampa luminosa, adult fly of the glowworm. Translates to “lights reflected in water”. This morning we had a pretty long and early drive out to Waitomo, so after fueling up with a Micky D’s stop (the sausage muffins were specifically recommended to us to experience the beef – I agree, it’s pretty top), we […]
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