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- Day 1
- Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 7:00 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
New ZealandAuckland36°51’6” S 174°45’39” E
Welcome Meeting
February 6, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We meet Jonno our GCEO for the first time, we also got to introduce ourselves and we had dinner at Elliot Stables
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- Day 2
- Friday, February 7, 2020 at 11:04 AM
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 60 m
- New ZealandWaikino37°24’46” S 175°46’21” E
Waihi Rail Trail
February 7, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We went to Waihi to look at the big pit then we did a 17km cycle trail where the old railway used to be, we came across a gold processing site known as a battery, we saw Owharoa waterfall and evenRead more
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- Day 2
- Friday, February 7, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 497 m
- New ZealandRotorua District38°14’53” S 176°18’52” E
Tamaki Maori Village
February 7, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We went to Tamaki Maori village to learn about how they traditionally lived, we learnt songs and saw performances and even ate a hangi buffet meal, we then relaxed in the pools afterwards beforeRead more
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- Day 3
- Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 9:00 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 279 m
- New ZealandRotorua38°8’13” S 176°15’18” E
Rotorua Activities
February 8, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We had the day to do activities so one of us decided to book a spa and massage, hiwevermost of us went to the geothermal wonderland known as Wai O Tapu where we went for a walk and saw a geyser go of.Read more
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- Day 4
- Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 8:00 AM
- ☀️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 897 m
- New ZealandPukeonake Stream39°7’52” S 175°31’7” E
Tongariro Crossing
February 9, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
We woke up early to hike one of the top 10 day walks in the world, it is known as the Tongariro crossing which is a volcanic alpine crossing which is over 19km long
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- Day 5
- Monday, February 10, 2020 at 9:43 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 819 m
- New ZealandNational Park39°10’28” S 175°24’6” E
Mini Golf
February 10, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We decided to have a round of mini golf while we waited for the liquor store to be open
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- Day 5
- Monday, February 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 133 m
- New ZealandPariatua39°6’23” S 175°4’15” E
Blue Duck Station
February 10, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
When we got to blue duck station we kayaked 11km down the Whanganui river into the National park, we jumped of a 4m cliff face when we got to the end and we took a jetboat back
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 12:40 PM
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 459 m
- New ZealandScott39°8’13” S 175°3’48” E
Blue Duck Station Farm Safari
February 11, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We got to go on ATVs to be see the farm, they taught us about the conservation projects that we're going on and took us up to a beautiful lookout
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- Day 6
- Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 1:42 PM
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Altitude: 178 m
- New ZealandParikoritaua39°7’56” S 175°4’24” E
Blue Duck Falls
February 11, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We got to Kayak next to the beautiful blue duck falls and also a narrow gorge as well
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 70 m
- New ZealandKapongaru38°15’38” S 175°6’36” E
Waitomo Activities
February 12, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Some of us decided to go on the spellbound journey with Zaine, some of us did haggas honking holes and a few of us did a hike through tunnels and the forest
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- Day 7
- Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- New ZealandNgarunui Beach37°49’13” S 174°49’38” E
Raglan Sunset With Fish & Chips
February 12, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We decided to have fish and chips for our farewell dinner on Raglan beach, some of us went swimming after and it was a beautiful sunset
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- Day 8
- Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- New ZealandAuckland36°51’6” S 174°45’39” E
Farewell and Flight
February 13, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
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- Day 9
- Friday, February 14, 2020 at 5:21 PM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- New ZealandPoint Kean42°25’24” S 173°42’57” E
Kaikoura Activities and BBQ
February 14, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Some of us went dolpin swimming, some others went kayaking and saw dolphins and seals and some others went deep sea fishing to help us catch dinner. We then went on a walk over the Kaikoura peninsulaRead more
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- Day 10
- Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandAnchor Bay40°57’17” S 173°3’32” E
Aquapackers
February 15, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We took a aqua taxi over to Mark and Jan's house boat, some of us went for a swim others relaxed before a buffet BBQ and we finished it of with a beautiful sunset
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- Day 11
- Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 12:00 PM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandBark Bay40°54’58” S 173°3’5” E
Abel Tasman Coast Track
February 16, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
We got dropped of at Anchorage bay to walk 11.5km to Bark bay for lunch we got to see beautiful golden beaches, Weka's and even a stingray
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- Day 11
- Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 1:30 PM
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- New ZealandJules Point40°57’57” S 173°3’8” E
Abel Tasman Seak Kayaking
February 16, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
We got to sea kayak from observation beach back to Marahau, the weather came in but we loved it
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM
- 🌧 18 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- New ZealandCape Foulwind41°44’57” S 171°28’16” E
Cape Foulwind Walk
February 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 1:30 PM
- 🌧 18 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- New ZealandPunakaiki42°6’27” S 171°20’14” E
Punakaiki Pancake Rocks
February 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We went to pancake rocks for lunch but got to see beautiful sedementary limestone rock formations and some of us explored a cave
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 2:30 PM
- 🌧 17 °C
- Altitude: 156 m
- New ZealandOkarito River43°13’52” S 170°9’17” E
Okarito Trig Walk
February 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
We did a 1.5hr return hike up the hill to a trig point where we got to see beautiful views of the coast
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- Day 13
- Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- 🌧 13 °C
- Altitude: 229 m
- New ZealandPeters Pool43°25’16” S 170°10’11” E
Franz Josef Glacier Walk
February 18, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
We went on a hike to see Franz Josef glacier
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- Day 14
- Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 12 °C
- Altitude: 141 m
- New ZealandFranz Josef43°22’58” S 170°10’42” E
Franz Josef Hiking
February 19, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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- Day 15
- Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 9:33 AM
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 102 m
- New ZealandLake Matheson43°26’53” S 169°58’10” E
Lake Matheson Walk
February 20, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We woke up early in the morning so we could walk around lake Matheson by ourselves, we got to see reflections of Mt Cook in the lake
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- Day 15
- Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 1:24 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 60 m
- New ZealandNeilson Creek43°56’22” S 169°17’7” E
Roaring Billy Falls Walk
February 20, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We did a 30min return walk to see a massive waterfall and a beautiful glacial river know as the Haast
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- Day 15
- Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 285 m
- New ZealandWanaka44°41’42” S 169°8’13” E
Wanaka Free Time
February 20, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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- Day 16
- Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 407 m
- New ZealandBush Creek44°56’18” S 168°49’58” E
