Today was our fourth day on our epic NZ trip for DOE silver 2017. Our one and only activity for today was the challenging ride along old coach road. The ride was 30km long and descended 170m overall. It consisted of both uphill and downhill sections through farmland and native forest. The track led us across a 150 year old viaduct and past an old train tunnel. It was a ridiculously surreal experience & also very much a resilience building day as the weather ...

Today was our third day exploring the beautiful country of New Zealand! We started the day with an early morning, getting on the bus to travel to the Lady Knox Geyser (mini volcanic eruption) After that we walked around the rest of the national park. We saw many bubbling geysers of different colours as well as mud pits. Our lunch break was taken right in front of a lake, where we got to look out to the shimmering water while eating our sandwiches. In the afternoo...