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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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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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Lewis gets his face sprayed by the spectacular fiords of Milford Sound

Yet again, Lewis the Lion proved to be one very lucky lion. His new Stray Bus driver, Jugs, picking him up from Queenstown was giving his new passengers a commentary about their journey over the next few days and by … Continue reading

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Lewis swings on the highest swing in the world!

Lewis the Lion kept dreaming he was falling; falling fast and hard but strangely he never quite hit the ground. His mind must have been going into overdrive in preparation for one of the most daring things he’d done on … Continue reading

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Lewis and Rugby in New Zealand

Lewis the Lion soon understood that Rugby Union is the biggest sport in New Zealand and forms a very big part of their culture, right from grass-roots level. The national team, The All Blacks, rank as one of the top international … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion tries to puzzle it out at Puzzle World

Lewis the Lion arrived in the picturesque lakeside town of Wanaka on Saturday, 29th September 2012. This was a special day because that night the clocks would move forward one hour for New Zealand springtime. Lewis the Lion was glad … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion learns about New Zealand’s National Bird: the Kiwi

Lewis the Lion was intrigued to learn more about New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, after all, he’d seen so many road signs up around the place telling motorists to take care that he wanted to know a little bit … Continue reading

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