Hello! Sorry I haven’t done a post in quite a long time! I have recently been to New Zealand, and it was really amazing. I found the South Island to be the most stunning(because of the cliffs, pancake rocks and roaring seas), and the North Island to be the cutest(because of the small rolling hills, lush vegetation and calm crystal waters). I think that New Zealand is definitely a place that I would go to again. We camped in a Jucy vehicle while we were there.
We rode the ferry from Wellington to a small town in South Island called Picton . When we got off, we went directly to the house of some friends of friends, the Markhams. They were so nice, and we got along with their children so well. The first full day it was my mom’s birthday and we took a water taxi out to a place on the shores where we hiked all day to another point and took the water taxi back. Their family made a great kiwi dessert called pavlova, and it was a great merengue cake with fruit and whipped cream. The second full day we went sea kayaking. We saw seals, numerous beautiful birds, and gorgeous islands. We stopped a few times, having a snack, taking a quick look at the scenery,(I built sandcastles) and then left. That was fun! The third day was a half day, and we just hung around until we said our goodbyes, took off and drove down the coast to nice little public camping site with some nice trees and bushes and a view of the sea. When we woke up, we went to pancake rock, and saw the enormous waves crashing against it. Once we were done watching them, we drove to Franz Joseph glacier, and spent the night there. The next day we drove to Fox glacier and took a guided hike to go see it.
 The rest of the day was pretty much just driving to Christchurch. When we got there, Sophia and daddy got falafels, and mommy and I got pizza. Later, when we were walking we saw a really good looking sushi restaurant, and we decided to give it a try. It turned out to be great! The next morning we flew out.