Who says life isn't all fun and games?

I'd never heard of sandboarding but Kevin was super keen so off we went. Turns out it's loads of fun, but then there is the big climb up to the top of the sand dune in order to make your way down again. Since all you need are some dunes and a duneboard, it's a pretty inexpensive way to have an exhilarating time.

And the surroundings could not have been more gorgeous






That's the thing with New Zealand, it's such an unspoilt country of natural beauty and its inhabitants have developed so many fun ways to enjoy the country. We hadn't heard of some things but from fellow travellers we've gotten a good idea about what we want to do. One of these things was the luging we did in Rotorua. We knew it was a town famous for its hot springs, but we didn't know there were so many other fun things to do there. We went up these ski lift kind of things and were given 5 tries on the luge, with 3 kinds of routes to choose from. I encourage anyone with small kids to come to New Zealand because there's so much for them to do. We saw so many parents speeding down the tracks with their kids safely tucked in front of them and these kids were seriously having the time of their lives! Here are a couple of big kids having quite a bit of fun...