New Zealand

 

 

 
Sorry we haven't posted. By the time we end the day we are usually too tired to do much posting.  I'll try to get caught up by posting some pics.
 2/25 arrived! About 8 1/2 hr flight from Hawaii

first night
Brazilian barbecue (Bucher restaurant)

family!

 

 

 

 juju

 2/28 Bluff New Zealand
Southern tip of the south island
 




 

 


 
Steward Island hike. We had to carry everything we needed including sleeping bags and food.




 beautiful beaches!


 Lots of bridges

 Clare lost her pole on one of the bridge. But she went in after it!


 swinging bridges

 Clare in after her pole.

 









 
Hut.
Clare's  bunk was on top
Too rustic for us. (sleeping on a platform with lots of other people) 😓 we picked up our mattresses and slept in the kitchen!


 Jeff and lou
in the morning all the food we carried in was gone! I did however find the woman who stole it and got it back. (possibly she picked it up by mistake???)


   so many steps!!!!










 feet needed this when we got back!







 3/2 stopped at the glow worm caves! Incredible!!










 glow worms



 3/7 last night in NZ. Celebrated Jeff's birthday with the family!




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