Mount Maunganui, NZ: Family coming!

When our first grandparents came, we surprised them at the airport. They were so shocked. I was probably the happiest person in my family to see them. We drove them to our nice Airbnb, which had a view of the Mountain, the harbour, and the beach. When we got there, they gave us the presents they brought to us from other people. One of my favourite gifts was from the Di Stasi’s which was ten packs of hockey cards. After...

Whangārei Heads, NZ: Swimming Everyday

When we got to Whangārei Heads, we were greeted by the host who lives on top of our Airbnb. My sister and I have bunk beds, and my parents have king-size beds. We stayed there for a week, so it was a nice place to stay, and I was right on the water where the beach was. My dad and I are trying to go to the ocean every day for a month, and we are doing it here because...

Piha, NZ: Black Sand Beach

Piha beach was very nice. The beach was so beautiful and had such picturesque views. I loved how the beach was never ending and we always had it to ourselves. Our Airbnb was perfect! It was a 5 minute walk to the beach and popular hikes which was so easy. The house was quite big and it was a good place to stay. The hikes were very nice also. We went on a waterfall hike and it was very pretty....

Waitomo, NZ: Wood Burning Fire

On the first day in Waitomo was a blast. We had a 5 hr car ride which felt longer than it should have but it was still really fun. All I did was watch YouTube videos and play subway surfers (my record was 31,000). We had 3 leg breaks and one of them we played football. And I caught one of them one handed which was cool because my legs were really tried. When we got to the cottage we...

Goodbye Wellington

Wellington was great. We were there for 3 months. We were there from September to December. It was nice to go from busy to chill. I did a lot of new things there too. The first month we were just getting back into schedule. We did a lot of school, hikes, and exploring. I joined tumbling classes for 10 weeks. I didn’t get any tricks but I made a lot of progress while ch will be easier to get them...