March 2019 Auckland, New Zealand Thursday What a day exploring the glow worm caves. It was then time to head north to Auckland- a two and a half hour journey. We had debated staying nearby Waitomo, expecting to be tired from the physical activity but …

March 2019 Rotorua, New Zealand Monday Onward to Rotorua where we would be for the next three days. Our Airbnb was a detached studio situated on the host’s property. We opened the door and were all smiles. The Airbnb’s have been great on this trip! …

March 2019 Friday Before we pulled into the Wellington harbor, Kevin and I went to the front deck to see the city as we were pulling in. The Wellington Harbor surrounded the ferry and it was the first time in New Zealand we felt like …

March 2019 Kaikoura, New Zealand Thursday After breakfast in Christchurch, it was time to move on to our next destination. We continued north for 2.5 hours to the town of Kaikoura. This journey once again stunned us with the scenery going through pin turns in …

March 2019 Sunday The final minutes of our flight into Queenstown were jaw dropping. We flew right in between massive mountains as we made our descent to the airport. Announcements overhead indicated several times that use of electronic devices was not permitted on the tar …

March 2019 Central Otago Wine Region with Queenstown Wine Trail – Queenstown, New Zealand Monday A vacant spot existed in our day- we gained approximately 4 hours back so we began brainstorming what we could do. There was the popular jet boating activity but a …