We had our fingers crossed that today would be the magical day that we got to go home. We have heard of so many flight challenges lately, and we have already had one cancelled flight.…
We started the morning with more kayaking snorkel adventures. This time in the deep water before the reef I saw a ray swimming.…
Last night was a sleep record for nearly everyone. Rob slept 10, I slept 11, Nicholas slept 12 and Cooper slept 13 hours.…
Amanda kicked off the day with a repeat of the fan-favorite French toast casserole dish from our first visit. It was very stormy in Auckland today, but it was pretty cool to see the whitecaps and kite surfers from their house.…
We had a great start to the final few hours on the South Island. Flying within New Zealand is wonderful; it reminds us of flying in the US pre-9/11: no ID checks, bring on your full liquids, and the timeline is so casual–do security once your gate opens.…
We fly out to Auckland tomorrow, so we wanted to enjoy a day and night in Queenstown before leaving the South Island.…
Happy New Year! Oops, booking an earlier morning adventure on New Year’s day wasn’t the smartest given everyone else was up late to celebrate around us.…
As we looked at the map to figure out our day, Nicholas had the simple question of why are we driving all the way around when it is so close on the map.…
We started the day exploring Puzzling World. Expectations were low, but it ended up being fantastic. The outdoor maze required us to visit four different towers before finding the exit.…
Today was another big drive day. We debated staying in Haast to break up the drive, but we decided to push through and spend two nights in Wanaka.…