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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 […]

30 Sep 2024

Day 10 – A Maori Feast for the Body and Mind

11,911 Steps Today we have a couple of interesting things planned, first up being Rotorua Zip-lines! We had a group of 10 guests in our group and 3 guides to take us around the Okere falls area, showing us the highlights, teaching us about the local wildlife and Maori stories tied to the area, all […]

29 Sep 2024

Day 9 – Bye Snow Caps, Hello Rolling Pastures

13,217 Steps Surprise daylight savings coming into effect meant this morning was a mission to wake up. We had 7am alarms (4am back home) to give ourselves plenty of time to get ourselves completely repacked and out to explore Christchurch for a few hours since we fly to the north island today. Last night we […]