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Tauranga/Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
As we climbed, Matt and I heard thunder over the ocean, and a rainstorm immediately poured down on us. The foliage, however, was so dense and thick with ferns, palm trees, pohutukawa trees, and other greenery, that we barely felt the rain.
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Cathedral Cove, New Zealand
Cathedral Cove is a naturally formed archway in the middle of a beautiful stretch of the Pacific coast. In Maori (the language of the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand,) Cathedral Cove is known as Te Whanganui-A-Hei.
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Auckland, New Zealand
It is 7pm on Saturday and I am doing everything I can to keep my eyes open. Our total travel time from Nashville to Auckland was 25 hours, including a grueling 14-hour flight from LAX to Auckland. Matt and I were both really dreading such a long flight, especially since our seats weren’t together! After we’d settled into the plane, however, the kindest man sitting beside me offered to switch seats with Matt so we could “honeymoon together.” We will always remember his generosity! Once we landed in Auckland, we grabbed our rental car and faced the biggest challenge of our trip so far: driving on the other side of…
