Homeward bound.

We are in Waitomo this morning and heading to Auckland to fly home this afternoon. Lack of connectivity and time have been the major factors as to the lack of updates. Here are the highlights since we left Queenstown on the 18th:

• Drove 7 hours to Christchurch, 2h to Kaikoura, 2h to Picton, 3h ferry, 5h to Tarangi, 2h to Rotorua, 2h to Waitomo (23 hours total...)


• Saw Mt. Cook


• Spent a night in Jail ( not the real kind, more on that later )


• Saw Sperm Whales diving to feed


• Walked around in the middle of a Fur Seal colony


• Almost swam with a bunch of Dusky Dolphins, but saw a pod of 6 Killer Whales very up close instead


• Saw the Sea Lion Nursery


• Alpaca farm!


• Saw a kiwi (the bird, not the fruit) hatchery


• ZORB'ed


• Spent 4 hours climbing and crawling through an amazing cave.

Check back for the photos and details, if you like, as I'll be posting them one by one once I get back home, and get a decent connection (it's taking forever to upload photos). It's been an incredible 3 weeks, and we've packed in all the fun we could. Now it's time to head back home and start planning the next one...