After my battle with some mosquito born illness, I finally made it to New Zealand. I arrived on 25 October and spent just around 2 weeks on the north island. While the north island was nice, I was very excited to hop on the interisland ferry to the incredible south island. Everyone I had met absolutely raved about the south island, so I pushed thru the north pretty quickly. Pulling into the sounds of the north island, I immediatly felt like I was in a new country. All I can say about the south island is incredible. The landscapes here are so diverse to the most beautiful beaches with penguins rising up onto the beach out of the ocean to the most pictureque mountains with snow still lingering on the tops of the peaks. I
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