May 20th - June 20th
Incredibly exciting!! However, regardless of all the excitement, we were very slack preparing for the trip, and completely forgot we had a weight limit on luggage! So much so we ended up offering the check in girl at the airport our shampoo....conditioner....pepper grinder...you know, all the usual things.
Our flight into Auckland was short and sweet. Our first views of New Zealand were gorgeous - a sign of all the astonishing sights to come.Our trip around New Zealand was on a Kiwi Experience bus - a big green bus, which would allow us to "hop-on and hop-off" and stay longer at different towns / cities visited. Our Kiwi Pass was called the "Funky Chicken" - random name not used to describe passengers, rather the route we were able to take around the country.
Day 1: AUCKLAND to HOT WATER BEACH
Accommodation: Hot Water Beach Holiday Park
* Spade and beach = "dig your own spa" although at 64 degrees Celsius there were a few burnt toes!
* Cathedral Cove and Hahei Beach - coastal walk with some truly spectacular views (btw you are going to see "spectacular views" a lot throughout NZ blog.Surrounded by crystal clear waters, white sand and magnificant archway is where you will find Cathedral Cove.
If any of you are fans of, or know of The Chronicles of Narnia 'Prince Caspian',you may already have seen these picturesque scenes of Cathedral Cove and the iconic Coromandel location, in the movie.
Day 2: HOT WATER BEACH - KARANGAHAKE - WAITOMO
Accommodation: Kiwi Paka
* Travelling over the Kopu Ranges we stopped at the Karangahake Scenic Reserve
Walking over two swing bridges, we walked on a 1km track called the Crowned Tramway Railway Walk. Highly entertaining during the pitch black parts of the tunnel with no torch..... And guiding our way using the flash from the camera!
* Drove past Mt. Te Aroha - The Mountain of Love.* The mighty Waikato and regions to Waitomo
* The Legendary Black Water Rafting Company
GLOW WORM CAVES:
An amazing underwater adventure - "The Black Labyrinth"
Climbing, leaping, floating, partially swimming,.....shivering, and using GPS (glow worm positioning system) through the Ruakuri (two dogs Maori word) Cave System.
It was stunning to see the glow worms (shiny maggots) scattered on the roof of the cave! Fantastic experience, albeit insanely cold!
Day 3: WAITOMO -ROTORUA
Next stop Rotorua....or Sulphur City......or Rotten Vegas....or Whangapipiro (Maori for Evil Smelling Place).
Although before that we did stop at Arupuni Swing Bridge - the highest..... Or the longest swing bridge in NZ ... We can't remember which one!
* Sulphur City - it is the sulphur dioxide gas created by geothermal activity that causes the town to have a very very very distinctive smell.
* Short walk through Kuirau Park- an area of volcanic activity full of stinky boiling mud pools, plenty of steam from geysers and a crater lake! Smelly!
* TAMAKI MAORI VILLAGEWe we taken to a recreation of a Maori village from the 1600's. The night started with the Maori challenge (Te Wero) which is a traditional ancient ceremony of welcome which determines whether you are friend or foe. Thankfully we were accepted as friends, and welcomed into the village to watch poi dance demo (Nicky took park), weaponry displays, traditional games, and of course the Haka.
The feast at the end of the evening was cooked in the Hangi (earth oven) which we witnessed as it was removed. All you can eat buffet......in a room filled with backpackers.....use your imagination as to what that looked like!
A few Maori words to remember: Kia Ora! Which basically means pretty much anything along the lines of hello, hi, welcome, see ya later, how are you, good health, have a safe journey, be well.... Our bus driver actually managed to translate Kia Ora not just in English as above, but in an additional 63 languages! (Legend - also reciting the national anthem for the 10 or 11 different nationalities on board the bus).Inspirational speech to finish off our time in Rotorua:
"Ki mai koe ki a au, he aha Te mea nui tenei ao:
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata"
If should ask me what is the greatest thing in the world, the answer would be: It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.
The Maori are a very passionate culture with regards to their traditions and people and world around them.
Day 4 & 5: ROTORUA - TAUPO
Accommodation: Base Taupo
* Walk in Whakarewarewa State Park Forest where we hugged a few very large trees.
* First views of TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK and the famous Ngauruhoe Mountain....... Not famous you say? You haven't heard of it? Of course you have it's Mt Doom from The Lord of the Rings films!
* Aratiratia Rapids - a dam that opens every day to let the water flow out which actually creates the rapids we saw. Quite interesting seeing the valley before and after.* Huka Falls known as Hukanui in Maori meaning "Great Body of Spray".
Situated in the Waikato River - NZ's longest river at 425km.
The falls are 11m high and formed by a blasted out channel; a natural formation as consequence of an earthquake.
* TAUPO (Taupo-nui-a-tia) (meaning great cloak of Tia) - the adventure capital of the north....supposedly.
Our time in Taupo was not exactly adventurous unless you count buying scarves particularly exhilarating?
The best part of Taupo was seeing the Lake. Lake Taupo at 616 sq km, is the largest lake not just in NZ but in Australasia! It is actually so big, that the island of Singapore could fill the area. Lake Taupo was formed by one of the greatest volcanic explosions of all time approx. 26,500 yrs ago.
This serene body of water is the source of NZ's longest river the ....? Do you remember? The Waitkato.
Day 6: TAUPO - WHAKAPAPA - RIVER VALLEY
Accommodation: River Valley Adventure Lodge
Driving around the Eastern shores of Lake Taupo, into Turangi and onto Tongariro National Park for two walks. Quickly, Tongariro National Park is NZ's first national park established in 1887 and played the role of Mordor in Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The 3 mountains within the park are Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu.
* Tawhai Falls (Gollum's Pool - Lord of the Rings). Our first walk of the day and was very cool to see the scenery used in such a famous film.* Whakapapa - Taranaki Falls. Second walk of today which was supposed to be an hour long and was actually more like two!
It was a loop walk with excellent views of Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu Mountains.
By the way, we are going to be in "The making of the Hobbit" well, maybe. Let us explain. Basically, on the walk, whilst admiring the pretty stream, a helicopter with camera crew on board, were circling the area, filming and then proceeded to land the chopper right by us, where the crew jumped out to investigate the area further! So if you see 4 girls waving on a bridge in the making of the next Peter Jackson film The Hobbit....it's us! And 2 others..
* RIVER VALLEY
An adventure lodge in the middle of nowhere, was quite unlike the other hostels and accommodation we had stayed in so far. A typical woodland lodge, a big wood fire as centre piece, squishy sofas, hung stag heads, and of course scrummy hot chocolates!
The lodge itself is a working lodge, for White Water Rafting, along the Rangitikei River.
Day 7: RIVER VALLEY to WELLINGTON
Accommodation: Base Wellington
So, before actually leaving River Valley, it was time to get suited and booted in layers and layers plus a very fashionable wet suit, ready to tackle the grade4-5 rapids of the Rangitikei River! There were 10 major rapids over 12km of river, we had an absolute blast! As well as the "adrenaline" side of things we saw some beautiful scenery along the way. Nick and I were at the front of the raft paddling hard, grade 5 rapids are seriously extreme! But we worked well together on our raft and succeeded in navigating some serious rapids!!
*A long journey to Wellington, arriving late afternoon before a nice Italian meal with friends from the bus. Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, is located directly on a major earthquake fault line. The city's biggest earthquake was recorded in 1855 and measured 8 on the Richter Scale!! A brief stop over in Wellington before shooting across to the South Island! (In case you haven't already guessed, there's a lot of facts, figures, and generally interesting information to share, so we hope you're ready for it!!)Day 8: WELLINGTON - PICTON - KAITERITERI
Accommodation: Kaiteriteri Lodge
* The Cook Strait Crossing on the Interislander ferry, approximately 3 hours, passing through Queen Charlotte Sound and Tory Strait. Cook Strait is 22km wide at its narrowest point - a formidable barrier dividing New Zealand in two. It's such a shame that photos can't do justice of the views because the Tory Strait has some breath-taking and magical views.
Day 9: KAITERITERI - WESTPORT (via Abel Tasman National Park)
Accommodation: Bazil's Hostel
* A walk along Kaiteri beach (part of the Tonga Island Marine Reserve) before heading up to Kaka-Pah Point for more stunning views. We found a little beach, Breaker Bay, where lots of artsy fartsy photos were taken as per usual.
* Leaving Kaiteriteri we travelled through Murchison (where Haz realised she had left her camera battery on charge back at the Lodge..... Won't be seeing that till Queenstown now! :-S ).
* We drove down the Buller Gorge. This is one of the South Island's longest and most scenic drives.* Westport, a major (previously coal mining) town at the northern end of the West Coast. After dinner everyone jumped in the bus for a pitiful attempt of a bonfire down Westport beach. Our friend Mel did show us the Southern Cross which was quite cool!
Day 10: WESTPORT - PUNAKAIKI - LAKE MAHINAPUA
Accommodation: a lot to be desired... But....Lake Mahinapua Hotel
* A short drive from Westport is the town of Cape Foulwind. We did the walk to Tauranga Bay, home of NZ's largest Seal colony (Arctocephalus forsteri) and it just so happens to be NZ's closest point to Australia! The seals can actually be seen all year round, it's just their abundance which changes due to the seasons.
* The middle of our journey between Westport and Lake Mahinapua, is the small settlement of Punakaiki and the Paparoa National Park. Fact - Paparoa National Park, at 30,000 hectares, became NZ's 12th National Park in 1987.* Punakaiki is centred around the famous Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. The rocks are named so due to the limestone rocks at Dolomite Point having formed what looks like stacks of pancakes through a weathering process known as stylobedding.... Are you learning lots!!? .....Nick is!!! Hehe
* Greymouth was our next stop for food supplies and fancy dress attire for Les's (our host for the evening) themed party. Anyone feel like they are back at school??
* Greymouth is a pretty small town, yet it is the largest town on the West Coast.* The theme for the evening was Beauty and the Geeks, of course us girls had to be the geeks! The guys outfits were impressive, some even went as far as bras, stockings and very short skirts! Les's bar was quite quirky.... full of hats, t-shirts, bras etc that have clearly been given to Les by previous Kiwi Experience travellers!! Matt Pym.... You didn't happen to leave anything behind in 2006 did you!!?? The night was great... cheap drinks, great costumes, plenty of singing and dancing and lots of laughter!
Day 11: LAKE MAHINAPUA - FRANZ JOSEF
Accommodation: Rainforest Retreat
* Short drive to Pukekura to visit the Bushman Centre. Apparently the centre was there to offer an insight into how people used to make a living on the coast through Sphagnum Moss, timber milling, possum trapping, and helicopter deer recovery.... We certainly did enjoy our hot chocolate and pancakes!
* Heading further South to Franz Josef Glacier Village (nestled in Westland National Park) we passed a few Kettle Lakes. Fact - Kettle Lakes are created as glaciers retreat and leave huge chunks of ice behind that melt into deep lakes. Fact - Westland National Park contains 60 named glaciers. Glaciers descend from perpetual snow at 2,500m to a terminal face at 250m above sea level. There is only one other place in the world - Patagonia, where glaciers descend into rainforest.
* For the rest of the day at Rainforest Retreat, we chilled out and made good use of their steaming hot tub with other friends from the bus.
You might want to go for a cup of tea now and pop back later to read the rest....
We did warn you....get that brew....Day 12: FRANZ JOSEF
* A little walkabout on Franz Josef Glacier, following a Helicopter ride to the top of the Glacier. The views from the chopper were fantastic, we were so lucky to have had this opportunity! Once on the ice, crampons were on and we were off hiking on the world famous glacier! The hike was about 3 hours and we walked amongst some of the most pristine and awe-inspiring glacier scenery. We walked through crevasses, pinnacles and ice caves... Stunning! As well as seeing quite a few ice pools, which some of the lads decided to jump in! I'm up for doing a lot of crazy things, but that one I passed on very quickly! Haz agreed with me on that one!
* Facts- Franz Josef Glacier is 12km long, it's unique because it descends from the southern alps to less than 300m above sea level amidst a temperate rainforest, only 3 in the world to do so! It's fed by a 20sq m bowl of snow high in the southern alps. The glacier constantly retreats (goes back up the mountain) and advances. The rate of descent is staggering: the glacier can move up to 5m a day (over 10 times as fast as glaciers in the Swiss Alps!), generally it moves at a rate of 1m per day. Impressive huh!!?? * After our hike, we took to the gorgeously relaxing hot pools, 36, 38 and 40 degrees C. Utter bliss!
Day 13: FRANZ JOSEF - WANAKA
Accommodation: Base Wanaka
* Early start as it was a fair way to Wanaka. We eventually passed Lake Hawea which was just beautiful. We also stopped at Lake Matheson for a short walk to a lookout spot! The views of the snow-capped Mount Tasman and Mount Cook at sunrise reflected on Lake Matheson was spectacular.... It can't get much better than this!
* Next stop Ship's Creek where we actually spotted Hector's Dolphins swimming close to the shore. Fact - Hector's dolphin is one of the rarest species and is actually the smallest species of dolphin! So we were lucky to spot them surfing the waves! Just cruising!!! Fact - Cephalorhynchus hectori is confined to NZ waters. They reach a length of only 1.4m.
* From here we said goodbye to the coastline and headed inland, crossing the bridge at the Gates of Haast and we entered into yet another National Park, Mount Aspiring National Park. We stopped at a couple of picture perfect spots- Thunder Creek Falls and Blue Pools. * On our way to Wanaka, we passed the 5th largest lake in NZ, Lake Wanaka! Arriving late afternoon meant we didn't have much time to explore, so we went and found a local bar with Mel, our friend from the bus, and had a few drinks... Well actually no, one, as last orders were at 10pm! Wanaka = ghost town!
Day 14: WANAKA - QUEENSTOWN
Accommodation: Nomads Queenstown
* Fairly amusing first stop of the day- Puzzling World. The most puzzling place on the planet...apparently! Plenty of illusion rooms, tilted house and 3D maze, we were entertained for an hour or two before heading towards Queenstown. By the way, who knows how they achieved the Hobbit illusion in Lord of the Rings!?? Well, it's called the Ames Illusion.... Look it up! Hehe  |
| Nick lept off the ledge! |
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| Haz took the 134m plunge! |
Soon after it was Nick's turn to jump.... Slightly different feeling compared to Haz.... Adrenaline already pumping, feeling excited and raring to go! Bring it on!! After a countdown from 3, Nick was off the platform and free falling! It was such an incredible feeling of being free! Would do it again in a heart beat!
Day 15 &16: QUEENSTOWN
* These couple of days we chilled out and enjoyed Queenstown. Queenstown is a special and beautiful place. It's on the shores of Lake Wakatipu and is the self styled "adventure capital of the world." Fact- Lake Wakatipu is NZ longest lake (approx 75km) and the 3rd largest lake (290 sq km).
* One of the highlights was visiting FERGBURGER...seriously good burgers.... People will tell you, if you're going to Queenstown, you must have a Fergburger, and we're going to continue passing this advice on because these burgers are seriously good. And they do gluten free buns!!! The selection of burgers we had during our time in Queenstown include; Sweet Bambi (Fiordland Deer), Little Lamby (Prime NZ Lamb) and Bombay Chicken. Yum!! Best burger ever!! Day 17: MILFORD SOUND
* A very exciting day today! Now you've all heard of Milford Sound - the 8th natural wonder of the world. The journey to Milford was long, but we saw plenty of lovely scenery along the way, including: Te Anau, the gateway to the Fiordland National Park. Te Anau is NZ's 2nd largest lake after ? ..... Come on we mentioned it earlier. It takes it name from the caves discovered on its western shore - Te Ana - Au (the Cave of Swirling Water). An additional fact - it is the largest body of freshwater in Australasia.
* From Te Anau to Milford, we took the Miford highway - 120km stretch.
* Go on then we'll throw in some more facts for you...
* Fiordland National Park is 1.2 million hectares of land.* It contains 14 Fiords including Miford.
* Milford Sound is actually incorrectly named. 'Sound' means formed from a river, Milford is actually a glacier carved valley, filled with glacier water.... Something along those lines anyway.
* Next stop Mirror Lakes, these are ponds which rely on rainwater to keep them topped up. The water becomes stagnant which is what gives it it's reflective properties!
Fact - it rains 2 out of 3 days in Fiordland, as we got the one day of pure blue skies, how lucky we were!!??
* Knob's flat, next stop for a few snaps.
Points of interest that we passed- Lake Gunn and Lake Fergus. Lake Gunn is the largest of the Eglinton Valley lakes, but Fergus is higher in altitude. The Humboldt mountains could be spotted in the distance.
* Eventually the Milford road took us to the Homer Tunnel, the highest point we reached today which was 900m above sea level. Icicles had formed in the tunnel so you can tell how cold it was!!
* Shortly after the tunnel we arrived at the Wharf, where we boarded the 'Spirit of Milford' and were off, already spotting bottlenose dolphins after a few minutes on board.
Facts-
* The Fiord is 22km long (now can you remember what other fact we gave you regarding the same figure of 22km?) and dominated by 1,693m high mitre peak.
* It was actually Captain John Grono, who was the first European to discover Milford Sound (not Captain James Cook for a change!), he was a Welsh sealer, and named it Milford Haven.* It was in 1851 when John Lort Stoakes anchored his ship in the Fiord and changed the name to Milford Sound.
* We went up the Fiord and back down in a clockwise direction, passing through Bowen Falls, Cemetary Point and Sinbad Gully. Here we had some spectacular views of Mitre Peak. Fact - Mitre Peak is one of the highest mountains in the world at 1,682m, rising directly from the ocean.
* Further on we passed Fairy Falls and got some spectacular views of the magical rainbow created in the waterfall. We turned about in Anita Bay and headed back into the Fiord past Dale's Point which denotes the entrance to Milford Sound (that Captain Cook missed!) We continued cruising to our next point, Seal Rock. Fact - it is one of the few areas in the Fiord where the Southern Fur Seal is able to climb up out of the water onto the rocks.... Bless them! We were lucky enough to spot 3 seals on the rocks as we cruised past! The next impressive site were the Sterling Falls which look most spectacular after very heavy rain! The water was gushing down the falls at immense force, very impressive!
* Next we cruised round to Harrison Cove to Milford Deep Underwater Observatory Centre. We got off the boat and wondered round the museum learning all about the history of Milford and the Fiordland National Park. There was also an underwater viewing deck at a depth of 10m. The main attraction of the underwater viewing deck- black coral. Fact - Milford Sound is the only place where black coral grows at a depth less than 100m, and it's name derives from its black skeleton, but to the eye it actually white! * Milford Sound contains a rare and extremely fragile Eco system. The array of animals living here tend to grow very slowly and have long life spans. For this reason, species can be easily wiped out by human impacts or natural causes as such the Piopiotahi Marine Reserve was created.
* We boarded the boat again and headed back to the Wharf. Milford Sound is something quite special, and we were incredibly pleased to have had the opportunity to see the 8th natural wonder of the world! :)
* Back on the bus it was a long journey back to Queenstown with a short stop at Te Anau for Hot chocolate and chips before heading home!
Day 18, 19 & 20: QUEESNTOWN
Ok, so pretty much the whole time we've been in Queenstown we've chilled out and these three days where no different. Fergburger was back on the menu, as was Cookietime and Hot chocolate from Patagonia shop. Amongst all of this we did take the time to head up to Skyline on the Gondola to check out the remarkable views of 'The Remarkables Mountain Range' - cheap joke we know, and the Eyre Mountains. * For our last night we headed to Brazz pub for a drink and to watch Ireland Vs NZ rugby match. A great way to finish our time in Queenstown!
Day 21: QUEENSTOWN - CHRISTCHURCH - KAIKOURA
Accommodation: Fish Tank Lodge
* An early start leaving Queentown for a heck of a drive to Kaikoura. We passed through Kawarau Gorge again, a bit further up over the Lindis Pass into the Mackenzie Country where we stopped at Lake Pukaki and had spectacular views of Mount Cook. Fact - Mount Cook is NZ's highest peak, at 3,754m, it's Maori name is Aoraki which means 'cloud piercer.'
* Switching buses just outside Christchurch to carry on straight up to Kaikoura, we headed north across the Canterbury Plains. Home for the next three nights was a cute little hostel, and probably the nicest hostel we've been in whilst travelling, Fish Tank Lodge.Fact - Kaikoura means ' to eat Crayfish'- Kai - to eat, Koura - crayfish.
Day 22: KAIKOURA
* Well, our original plan was to go swimming with the Dusky dolphins (what's the smallest species of dolphin!??... You all love a good old pub quiz!!) but unfortunately the sea was too rough. So, we went whale watching instead!
* Although it was incredible cold, and the sea was insanely rough, we had an awesome time and we spotted loads of Humpback Whales, alongside the mighty Royal Albatross...A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Facts:
* NZ has 14 of the world's 24 species of albatross, including the Royal Albatross with a wingspan of over 3m and we saw it!!!! * The humpback is a Baleen whale which means they use baleen sieves to filter food from the ocean.
* Unfortunately we didn't see any Sperm whales, but lucky for us it meant we got 80% of our money back, the cheapest whale watching trip ever, at £14.50! Not too shabby aye!!
* It was a magical experience to see such majestic creatures of the ocean!
* Fish n Chips time.... You can't go to a seaside town without getting good old fashioned local Fish 'n' Chips! And boi they were scrummy!
Day 23: KAIKOURA:
* Today we decided to do the Kaikoura Peninsula walk which was a 3 hour trek around the coastline, passing wharf, beaches, and seal colonies.
Fact - The first European settler was Robert Fyffe who established a whaling station in 1842.
* It was a very enjoyable walk, despite the cold, wind and rain! We saw plenty of wildlife including; gannets, shags, fur seals and even a kingfisher!
* The ocean is essential for the survival for a third of NZ's bird species so as mentioned we saw plenty of gulls, shags, shearwaters, and terns.
* We saw plenty of seals in the most unusual places! It was quite amusing to see some of their resting spots- under a bush, by the boardwalk, on the boardwalk and even in the car park!
Facts:
* There is such an abundance of marine life in the area because not far from the shore lies the Kaikoura canyon. The canyon is a branch of the deep Hikorangi Trough, sited at the boundary of two of the world's crustal plates.
* The convergence of cold and warm currents in the vicinity of Kaikoura, and the configuration of the canyon itself can act to draw in deep, oceanic water close to shore and towards the surface. This 'upwelling' means the waters of the upper canyon can be rich with life. Zooplankton and Phytoplankton form the baseline of the food chain sustaining increasingly larger animals. * It's all getting a bit to scientific now Haz! Haz apologises, so once again time for Fish 'n' Chips and a wonder through the quirky shops.
Day 24: KAIKOURA - PICTON - WELLINGTON
Accommodation: Base Wellington
* Today's drive was quite boring apart from two things: seals and dolphins.
* Ohau Stream Seal Pups at Ohau Point. We pulled up and walked a short way to the waterfall where there were so many seal pups playing, fighting, swimming, jumping in the water! It was an incredible sight!
* From here it was a straight run through to Picton and where we bid farewell to the South Island! * As mentioned the second highlight of the day was dolphins. We saw them on the ferry across to Wellington, they were either Hector's or Dusky dolphins. The sea conditions were very rough, with swells 4-5m high, which meant some (lucky Nick :-s) had an atrocious journey. After never suffering from sea sickness before, Nick wasn't too impressed with the surprise this time around!
* For the evening, we went for a few drinks with Fern to a unique place called The Library. An awesome little bar tucked away and decorated .... Can you guess? in the style of a library!
Day 25 & 26: WELLINGTON
* Another relaxed few days, checking out Wellington Cable Car, Te Papa Museum (and making use of their free Internet!) and Wellington Botanic Gardens, with a few coffee's and hot chocolates scattered in there somewhere!
Day 27 & 28: WELLINGTON - TAUPO
Accommodation: Taupo Urban Retreat
* So we'll try not to repeat ourselves now. All the way up to Taupo, passing through Tangariro National Park (which played the role of what in the Lord of the Rings trilogy's? Can you remember?) and guess what we saw.....Snow! Yay! Our first experience of snow in NZ! It was quite pretty seeing it settle on the mountains, but it wasn't long till the weather changed to bright blue skies!
* Our time in Taupo was very similar to last time, the only difference really being accommodation and use of the local gym. Day 29 & 30: TAUPO - AUCKLAND
Accommodation: Base Auckland
* So passing through Sulphur City once more, we held our breath for as long as possible! Then an express trip with no frills straight up to Auckland. Our last Kiwi experience bus stop :(
* We didn't really do much exploring in Auckland, just a stroll down Queens street (the main strip), a catch up with some friends who were previously on the Kiwi bus, and a bit of a treat for ourselves.... A long awaited hair cut! ~Question: what's NZ's capital? Now we're fed up of having no comments on our blogs anymore, so the answers to our questions need to be posted as a comment on these blogs, or we won't write again!
~Last question, very easy: what is tubby, flightless, has lousy eyesight, pokes around for worms, is rare.....And you see them on a rugby pitch!?
Whoever posts the correct amount of answers (out of 6) will win a prize when we return from our adventure!! Or we'll send it in the post if you aren't living in the UK!! :-)
Absolutely epic time in New Zealand! :)
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