Glass Blowing in Hokitika - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – Backpacker Guide New Zealand
Day 115: Today our plans change when we have a classic New Zealand West Coast downpour so our salvation is to do some glass blowing in Hokitika at the Hokitika Glass Studio! Join us for today’s fun and unexpected activity as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand.
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Today, the original plan is to check out the West Coast Treetop Walkway but when we get there we find it almost impossible to safely film with our cameras under the huge amount of rain! We need to find an alternative activity. What to do in Hokitika on a rainy day?
We head back to Hokitika town and remember a place in town called the Hokitika Glass Studio where you can watch people glass blowing. It’s such an unusual and skilful craft that we figure that would be fun to check out!
We go to the Hokitika Glass Studio and meet the team of the family business, Anthony and Barry, who invite us to try some glass blowing for ourselves, as well as watch them do some glass blowing demonstrations. We never thought we would be doing glass blowing in New Zealand but here we are attempting to do some glass art in Hokitika.
We learn a lot about the fascinating craft of New Zealand glass art and even get ourselves some glass souvenirs to remember our time here at Hokitika Glass Studio. It was our saviour for Day 115 of our New Zealand travel vlog where we need to do 365 activities in 365 days in New Zealand! Checking out the Hokitika Glass Studio is a pretty cool activity for a rainy day in Hokitika.
So what do you think of the Hokitika Glass Studio? Would you choose to do this rainy day activity in Hokitika?
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