Cathy and I spend time learning about Rugby and the All Blacks. After all, we are in New Zealand and rugby to Kiwis is like ice hockey to us Canucks. I spend an afternoon in Christchurch watching the local Crusaders team take on and prevail over the Brisbane Reds. This is high calibre rugby and part of the Super Rugby Series. 7 All Blacks players are on the Crusaders team and the 40,000 people in the stands have high expecations. And yes, the Crusaders prevail. 
A few days later, we take in the All Blacks Experience in Auckland. This is a 90 minute immersive experience into the dressing room, the haka and a chronology of victories back to 1901. And there is a opportunity to be hands on with kicking and passing the ball. You can see that Cathy does an amazing job putting on her haka face. This gets a lot of people’s attention. My haka face is OK too.
Cathy and I are travelling for 30 days in Australia and New Zealand. This is a small group trip with Overseas Adventure Travel .