Ido: Bye Bye New-Zealand

When we arrived in OZ, we had no idea what kind of ‘holiday’, (lets call it that) we were going to face. We had no idea we’d be in a boat a meter away from the Australian crocodile. We had no idea we would drive 60 kabrillion hours a day. I had no idea making the bed would mean hitting your head 50 times on the ceiling, on the wooden boards and in the metal above the low doors. The kids had no Idea we’d be jumping on enormous pillow shaped trampolines that you do summersaults on. We had no Idea we’d see a huge humpback whale jump with his full body out of the water. We had no idea we’d see the platypus, black snake, (wild) echidnas and Tasmanian devil, (zoo). We had no idea we’d be sleeping in the clouds in the middle of nowhere. We had no idea we’d see awesome surfers doing wicked tricks in freezing water. We had no idea we’d be climbing a monument almost as high as the Eiffel tower overlooking the volcanic city of Auckland. We had no idea we’d be camping under the stars on top of a big mountain overlooking a harbour. We had no idea we’d see a beach where the high tide and low tide are a 600 m difference. We had no idea we’d be walking in a 1.3 km tunnel where trains used to go. We had no Idea we’d be rolling down a steep hill in a plastic ball filled with hot water, (zorb). We had no idea dad, SHIRA and I would be dropped 40m above the air and swoop through the air. Mom and Ophir had no idea they’d be floating in a tube in a cave seeing little glowworms. We had no idea we’d be sledding down the highest mountain in the north island. Dad and mom had no idea they’d taste such delicious wine. We had no idea we’d be sailing one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world. We had no idea we’d take a water taxi across the turquoise waters of the Abel Tasman National Park. We had no idea we’d cross the longest swing bridge in New Zealand. We had no idea the waves of the Tasman sea could reach about 60m high once they crash into a rock. We had no idea we’d be walking on one of the biggest glacier in New Zealand. We had no idea we’d be eating the best ice cream in the world (Queenstown)! We had no idea Ophir and dad will do a 43m bungy off a bridge. We had no idea there was a town called Ophir. We had no idea we’d see yellow-eyed, little blue and fiordland crested penguins in the wild. We had no idea I’d walk half and run half the way up the steepest street in the world. We had no idea we go to a chocolate factory. We had no idea we’d see so many seals and sea lion. We had no idea we would do a 17km, 2-3 day walk. We had no idea we’d take an overnight cruise in a fiord. We had no idea we’d see the worlds only alpine parrot (Kea). We had no idea we would see the highest peak in Australasia. We had no idea returning our motorhome would be so sad. We had no idea me and dad would go sea kayaking. We had no idea we’d be driving all across a peninsula. And last but not least, we did not expect to have such a successful blog. And I think our directors, mom and dad, should get a big round of applause. My conclusion to New Zealand is this:
It’s probably the most beautiful country I’ll ever be in.