Tag Archives: New Zealand

Lewis heli-hikes to do some ice-exploration on a glacier

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion couldn’t believe his luck yet again as whilst he’d been unable to go glacier walking in Argentina because he’d got there at the wrong time of year, here in New Zealand, he not only got to do … Continue reading →

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Lewis admires his friends’ bone carving jewellery

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Helen Molloy

‘Oh how wonderful!’ thought Lewis the Lion as he opened his eyes slowly. It was the first time in absolutely ages that he hadn’t had to wake up to his alarm clock ringing, nor pack his bag to get on … Continue reading →

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Lewis visits New Zealand’s blustery capital city, Wellington

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Helen Molloy

As the bus drove into Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, Lewis the Lion looked out the window and nodded his head. ‘This was a very attractive city indeed,’ he thought to himself as the bus skirted around the harbour, in … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion sees Mount Doom

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion was eager to do one of the top-rated walks in the world (one of the top three in wintertime), the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in the Tongariro National Park. However, because it was still classed as winter in … Continue reading →

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What’s that smell?

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Helen Molloy

From Maketu, Lewis the Lion and his friends set off for another important Maori town, Rotorua. More than a third of Rotorua’s population is Maori, making it the most important Maori cultural centre in New Zealand. However, the funny thing … Continue reading →

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Lewis visits a Maori community and learns the haka

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion felt like he was truly starting to discover the ‘real’ New Zealand, none more so than when he visited a Maori whanau (family) marae (meeting house) in Maketu, to the East of the Bay of Plenty. Here … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion discovers Blackwater Rafting in the Waitomo Caves

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Helen Molloy

From Raglan, the Straybus got an early start in the morning heading for the town of Waitomo. Lewis the Lion learnt that the word Waitomo is actually made up of two Maori words: ‘Wait’ meaning water and ‘omo’ meaning cave … Continue reading →

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Setting off on the Stray Bus for Raglan

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Helen Molloy

So, Lewis the Lion was picked up early by the Stray Bus one morning from Auckland. After meeting his driver who was strangely called Gollum (like the character in Lord of the Rings!), and loading his rucksack into the trailer … Continue reading →

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Travelling in New Zealand

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Helen Molloy

Lewis the Lion was studying a map of New Zealand and noticed that it was mainly formed of two big islands: the North and the South Island. He actually thought that together it looked a bit like an upside down … Continue reading →

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Lewis the Lion climbs Mount Eden on a spring morning

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Helen Molloy

As Lewis the Lion mentioned in his previous blog on New Zealand, Auckland, the most inhabited city in New Zealand, is surrounded by 49 volcanic cones, albeit that some of them are extinct. Well knowing that Lewis the Lion likes … Continue reading →

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