The Adventure Begins

The start of our New Zealand trip began today Sunday July 10th wow Sunday i can’t believe it came quick like that, when i left Florida it was Friday, July 8th. Flying to New Zealand took forever and it felt like a long voyage that would never end, however we got here and my excitement roared. I have been waiting for this trip for a while like everybody else and it came. The start of our New Zealand journey was a flight from Sydney, Australia to Christchurch, New Zealand it was about 3 hours with a little bit of turbulence towards the end. Reaching our destination was a relief and i was excited to see Christchurch. We went to the International Antarctic Center, The introduction was amazing the front of the center looked like there were actual Antarctic researchers exploring the Arctic. We watched a 4D short documentary that was heart pumping with excitement and at times tended to get you wet. Once it ended we went and saw some little blue penguins. After we went and felt the freeze of an Antarctic summer. It was COLD!!!!!!!! Then explored the rest of the center. As we were riding around Christchurch we saw the devastation of the earth quakes that hit there. I couldn’t imagine how some of the people felt knowing that their shops that they have had for a while just crumbled to pieces. It truly was a heart warming experience and shows you can’t truly experience the news unless you see it for your self. Tomorrow we leave for Queenstown and i can’t wait to meet the Maori.  

Written By: Katrina Dutton, Florida