Rainbow Springs:There are two parts to Rainbow Springs. the Farm and the Springs. I went to the Springs first.The first things I saw was a Tuatara, which is related to dinosaurs. At the time the tuatara was eating crickets. Then we walked into a dark room about the size of a chicken house. The place had a kiwi! This was the first time I had ever seen a real live kiwi! We watched the kiwi and it started to poke its nose into the ground. It stated to shake its head...

Today we sent to Waiwera Hot Springs and I went on waterslides and in hot tubs. (there were 19 different hot pools and one even had a movie theatre!) Then we headed for home. This was the most fun holiday that I have had in New Zealand so far. I really liked the bus tour. 

We spent three hours on the beach and I collected lots of shells. Dad said to come and see the shell he found. There was someone living inside it! We saw that it had a bit of shell on the live creature so when we picked it up, the shell would snap shut. Then we drove around to see if we could find a place to horse ride. We rode on a beach for a while and then rode on hills near the beach. Sometimes my horse would stop to nibble grass when we stopped. Then we rod...

We had lunch in the Bay of Islands and took the ferry to Russell where we looked around. Then we took the most winding road that we had been on to Mangawhai Heads. We stayed in an apartment with a spiral staircase. 

Today we got ready for a 9:00 tour bus. After we got on the bus we went and picked up other tourists from different motels. Then we drove to the Kauri Kingdom where they sell kauri sculptures. At the back of the room there was a big kauri tree that had been cut down and placed there. In fact, there was a staircase carved inside it! On the main floor there was a couch made of kauri wood, but it had a few holes in it so it didn't look too comfortable. Then, whe...