We woke up after over 8 hours sleep!
Firstly if you have need reading this and following along with the photos you have got a busy time, we took over 120 pictures today but I think you will see why as you go through them, the scenery is amazing.
We went down for breakfast and then walked down town, the harbour is only 15 minutes away. We came back to the room and got ready for our trip. We were collected in a minibus and after a trip round the hotels 9 of us went on an Eco tour. Firstly we went up into the mountains and went to a visitors centre where we saw lots of Maori carvings and drawings. From there we went to the beach to walk on black volcanic sand, we even went for a paddle in the sea and watched some people surfing on the large waves.
From the beach we went to the rain forest and saw and took pictures of the waterfall and amazing trees.
We stopped off for afternoon tea (well our guide was originally from Derbyshire, he visited 20 years ago for 6 weeks and never returned). Following tea we went to various spots where we could take amazing pictures of the forests and the sea.
We returned about 6pm and walked back to the hotel, it was time for some fitness again and we went to the gym and followed it up with a swim. Then it was time to put the calories back on. We walked back to the harbour and went to an amazing fish restaurant. I had Scampi followed by John Dory and Carol had a cheese compote followed by a mixture of 3 fish, all the meals were so tasty and washed down with a couple of glasses of local wine. A really fantastic day, I think we are going to enjoy New Zealand.
Firstly if you have need reading this and following along with the photos you have got a busy time, we took over 120 pictures today but I think you will see why as you go through them, the scenery is amazing.
We went down for breakfast and then walked down town, the harbour is only 15 minutes away. We came back to the room and got ready for our trip. We were collected in a minibus and after a trip round the hotels 9 of us went on an Eco tour. Firstly we went up into the mountains and went to a visitors centre where we saw lots of Maori carvings and drawings. From there we went to the beach to walk on black volcanic sand, we even went for a paddle in the sea and watched some people surfing on the large waves.
From the beach we went to the rain forest and saw and took pictures of the waterfall and amazing trees.
We stopped off for afternoon tea (well our guide was originally from Derbyshire, he visited 20 years ago for 6 weeks and never returned). Following tea we went to various spots where we could take amazing pictures of the forests and the sea.
We returned about 6pm and walked back to the hotel, it was time for some fitness again and we went to the gym and followed it up with a swim. Then it was time to put the calories back on. We walked back to the harbour and went to an amazing fish restaurant. I had Scampi followed by John Dory and Carol had a cheese compote followed by a mixture of 3 fish, all the meals were so tasty and washed down with a couple of glasses of local wine. A really fantastic day, I think we are going to enjoy New Zealand.
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