NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL
I've broken the trip into sections, just so it will be easier to sort through.
I flew into Wellington (on the North Island) where I met Regan, a couchsurfer. He showed me many wonderful things including wine tasting and swimming with the dolphins. I took a bus up to Auckland where I saw glowworms, sheep shearing, geysers and a Maori performance.
Day 1 - 3 - fly to Wellington, short hike
Day 4 - museums, tram, gardens
Day 5 - Martinsborough
Day 6 - 9 - Wellington, hike, hobbit, memorial GoPro
Day 10 - 11 - ferry to South Island, Picton movie
Day 12 - 13 - Blenheim, Kaikoura dolphins movie
Day 14 - 15 - Blenheim, hike, ferry back
Day 16 - 20 - Wellington, walks, festival
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Day 21 - Waikanae farm, beach
Day 22 - bus to Auckland
Day 23 - zoo, marina
Day 24.1 - Waitomo glowworms, Agrodome farm movie
Day 24.2 - Te Puia Maori show, mudpools movie
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I headed to the South Island for a workaway at Nydia Bay then spent some more time in Wellington, including a weekend trip up through the Huka Valley to the north coast.
I flew from Wellington to Riverton (on the southernmost end of the South Island). After a short workaway stay, I met up with Regan in Queenstown where we rented a car and did some intense site-seeing, including a Milford Sound boat trip and a helicopter flight up to Franz Josef glacier. I then took a bus to Dunedin where I stayed with some friends who generously showed me the area before I flew back up to Wellington.
I spent the last week doing things around Wellington, including Sommes Island and a southern hemisphere working Stonehenge.
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