We've been in New Zealand just over a week now and are having a great time (as usual). After a brief stop in Auckland, we headed up to the very north and saw where the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea meet. We went on a fast boat ride round the Bay of Islands that accidentally found playful dolphin pods with babies - the dolphin watching boats missed them and yet they came up to say hello to us!
Then we started south and went to the famous glowworm caves. There we went on an adventure trip - climbing, wading, swimming and toobing through the underground caves. Definitely a fantastic experience, although it was a little chilly in wetsuits (very unbecoming) in winter.
We've spent the last few days in sulphurous Rotorua exploring geysers, boiling mud pools and other geothermal phenomenon. Once you tune out the smell it' a truly amazing place to see. Plus, you get plenty of opportunity to laze about in hot spa pools which is always a bonus.
Sarah
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