Monthly Archives: December 2012

Lewis the Lion meets many animals for the first time at the Australia Zoo

On Lewis the Lion’s wish list on his visit to Australia was to investigate all of the different animals that he knew that lived there. Some of the species of animals that lived there, lived nowhere else on earth and … Continue reading

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Lewis heads ‘Down Under’

‘I still can’t believe that little old me is being able to have the most extraordinary journey ever!’ Lewis thought to himself as the plane was flying high above the clouds in the direction of Australia, or as some people … Continue reading

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Lewis recycles in New Zealand

Lewis the Lion had to fly from Christchurch back to Auckland before his next flight to Australia. He wasn’t feeling particularly environmentally friendly when he thought of his carbon-footprint with all this travel so did what he could, when he … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion and the Food and Drink in New Zealand

Lewis the Lion discovered that New Zealand cuisine is mainly based on quality local and seasonal ingredients which he thought was excellent, e.g. the sweet potato which the Maoris are said to have brought to New Zealand. However, he still … Continue reading

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Lewis meets a bird with the biggest wingspan on the planet: the albatross

Lewis the Lion had a true finale to his New Zealand trip when he visited the East coast fishing town of Kaikoura. Kaikoura means ‘meal of cray’ and once upon a time people used to come to catch whales. Nowadays … Continue reading

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Lewis watches Helen take a dunking as she goes white-water rafting

One of the activities on Helen’s list of things to do as she and Lewis the Lion journeyed around the world was to do some whitewater rafting and New Zealand had a top reputation for being one of the best … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion gets snowed in near Mount Cook!

Do you remember a little while ago that Lewis the Lion had a view of Mount Cook from a distance? (See the photo above). Well now he was going to get up close as the Stray Bus would take him … Continue reading

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A quiet afternoon in Queenstown

Back in Queenstown after his adventures to the South of New Zealand, Lewis the Lion was greeted with some gloriously sunny weather. He discovered that apart from the high-adrenalin activities that Queenstown has to offer: its bungy jumping, luge riding, … Continue reading

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Lewis sails across to New Zealand’s most southerly island: Stewart Island

Looking out to sea, Lewis the Lion wanted to see if he could see Stewart Island in the distance, New Zealand’s most southerly island. He was stood on a blustery Bluff headland next to some directional signs and from here … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion meets a real life dinosaur (almost!)

After leaving the quaint Gunn’s Camp, Lewis the Lion headed to New Zealand’s southernmost city, Invercargill. Like its next door sister city, Dunedin, Invercargill shares many similarities with Scotland and indeed has many Scottish influences. Because it is so far south, there … Continue reading

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