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Location Date Auckland 1380841200 Rotorua 1380754800 Christchurch 1380582000 Hanmer Springs
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One of the most enjoyable parts of my trip was the visit up to Hanmer Springs, which the eight of us in this extended family took for three days.
Despite the miserable weather on the first day - being around 7 days and foggy with light rain, we spent the day in the Spa, where there were a variety of thermal pools reaching up as high as 42˚C.
Amazingly, on the second day of the trip the weather had completely cleared up and we were treated to spectacular views of the surrounding mountains in the blazing sun, which we later climbed as a group.
Being able to spend the trip with a youthful group also meant there were a lot of laughs that would simply not have happened had I gone alone.
These included beating the cousins at Uno whilst laughing at some of the misfortunate confusions in conversation that come with the New Zealand accents ("Yes, I had someone sitting on my deck" for instance); and going on "p**** Patrol" looking for cats after finding free WiFi outside the village library.
Despite the miserable weather on the first day - being around 7 days and foggy with light rain, we spent the day in the Spa, where there were a variety of thermal pools reaching up as high as 42˚C.
Amazingly, on the second day of the trip the weather had completely cleared up and we were treated to spectacular views of the surrounding mountains in the blazing sun, which we later climbed as a group.
Being able to spend the trip with a youthful group also meant there were a lot of laughs that would simply not have happened had I gone alone.
These included beating the cousins at Uno whilst laughing at some of the misfortunate confusions in conversation that come with the New Zealand accents ("Yes, I had someone sitting on my deck" for instance); and going on "p**** Patrol" looking for cats after finding free WiFi outside the village library.
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