We've just been on a very long journey! We went on this big plane (twice).
Also we went on this little plane.
Teddy bear had a go with the headphones.
We also went on two small boats.
And another bigger boat.
This time teddy bear had a go at steering.
The longest part of the journey, though, was in Barty's rucksack.
He walked for hours and hours on boardwalks through swamps....
... over swingbridges...
... through pretty forests ...
... through wet, soggy bogs ...
... and lots and lots of mud ...
.... along beaches ...
... we even got chased by a sealion on one beach!
The walking went on for so many hours it turned into 4 days! We stayed in three huts like this one, sharing them with hundreds of mosquitoes who kept Barty awake most of the night by making a whining noise.
And all this walking and boating and flying was just to see a bird!
It wasn't this one, though we did see lots of these. We saw some on the first day and suggested that was enough but no, Barty had to see one particular, special bird. This is the sign you see that tells you one of them has been around.
There's actually one of them in this picture. Can you see it?
What about in this one?
At last, here it is, and what a funny looking bird!
It's a kiwi, and it can't even fly!
That long beak is for poking in the ground to find insects and worms. Kiwi birds can't fly because when they evolved, there were no mammals in New Zealand so there was nothing to prey on them and as they found their food on the ground, they didn't need to fly. So they developed without wings.
All that journey to see a bird which can't fly. Do you think Barty is very determined or crazy and obsessed? We're not sure....
Hope you are having a great half term holiday. We only have a few more days in New Zealand then we're off to San Francisco to meet up with Arnie. Then a couple of weeks in Detroit in the snow and we'll be on our way home! We'll be back in just over 3 weeks and we're all looking forward to seeing you again, especially Barty.
Lots and lots of love to you all and hugs and kisses (sloppy of course) from Barty.
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