>>> IT'S AN ADVENTURE. >> WELCOME BACK TO "GMA." THAT WAS ROBIN GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND. >> AMAZING. >> IT'S AN EPICENTER OF ADVENTURE TOURISM. THAT'S ADVENTUROUS RIGHT THERE REPORTING LIVE FROM NEW ZEALAND THIS MORNING AFTER A MORE THAN 9,000-MILE JOURNEY TO GET IN. GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, ROBIN. >> HEY, MICHAEL. YOU KNOW, NORMALLY, NORMALLY TAKES ABOUT 18 HOURS TO FLY FROM NEW YORK TO NEW ZEALAND. BUT BECAUSE OF THE HISTORIC FLOODING HAPPENING IN THE COUNTRY, IT ENDED UP TAKING US QUITE A BIT LONGER BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. >> THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EXCITING ADVENTURE. WE ARE HEADED TO NEW ZEALAND. COME ON. MY BUCKET LIST ADVENTURE TURNED INTO AN ADVENTURE OF ITS OWN. >> ON OUR WAY TO AUCKLAND BUT I THINK I WAS DREAMING ABOUT BEING IN HAWAII. TURNS OUT I WAS NOT DREAMING. A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY GETTING TO AUCKLAND. WE ARE IN HONOLULU. HEAVY RAIN DRENCHING AUCKLAND, HOMES AND STREETS FLOODED AS THE CITY RECEIVED THE MOST RAIN EVER RECORDED THERE IN A SINGLE DAY FORCING SCHOOLS TO BE CLOSED UNTIL NEXT WEEK. OUR FLIGHT DIVERTED TO HAWAII AS THE AUCKLAND AIRPORT FLOODED. TEMPORARILY HALTING OPERATIONS. THE RECORD DOWNPOURS, UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AS DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY IS TYPICALLY DRY SEASON IN NEW ZEALAND. >> AFTER 24 HOURS IN HAWAII IT IS TIME TO RESUME OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING ONCE AGAIN ON TO NEW ZEALAND. LET'S DO IT. OUR JOURNEY TO EXPLORE THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD CARRIED ON. NEW ZEALAND CALLS ITSELF HOME TO AN ESTIMATED 5 MILLION PEOPLE, A PLACE YOU'LL FIND MORE SHEEP THAN LOCALS. FINALLY ARRIVING IN QUEENSTOWN, A STUNNING DESTINATION ON THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS WHY I WANTED TO TRAVEL HERE TO NEW ZEALAND. ONE OF THEM BEING THE GREAT OUTDOORS. OOH. SERENITY NOW. IT'S ALSO HOME TO ADRENALINE-FUELED EXPERIENCES AND MAJESTIC VIEWS. SO TO TAKE IT ALL IN, WE RODE TO THE TOP. THAT IS -- OH, GOSH. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THE MOUNTAINS GOING UP FROM THE SEA, THE LUSHNESS OF THE TREES, ALL OF IT. IT'S LIKE YOU GET A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING BUT I LOVE SEEING THE MOUNTAINS COME UP AROUND THE LAKE LIKE THAT. STANDING AT A TOWERING 1500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. >> WHOO. IT'S GORGEOUS. CAN REALLY SEE QUEENSTOWN. A MOMENT FOR ME TO TAKE IT ALL IN. IT WASN'T EASY GETTING HERE, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS VIEW MAKES IT MORE THAN WORTH IT. HMM. I WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. AND TRUST ME, I'M GOING TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BUT IT WILL NOT BE MY LAST TIME TO NEW ZEALAND. NEARLY 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE CAME TO VISIT NEW ZEALAND LAST YEAR CONTRIBUTING ABOUT $10 BILLION TO THE COUNTRY'S ECONOMY AND THE NUMBER OF TOURISTS IS EXPECTED TO KEEP GROWING, AND MANY OF THEM, THEY COME LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE, THERE'S BUNGEE JUMPING, THERE'S JET BOATING, THERE'S ZIP-LINING, ADRENALINE JUNKIES WILL FIND PLENTY TO DO HERE. >> WE'RE THINKING WE WANT TO GO NOW AFTER WE'RE SEEING YOU THERE SO A FEW MORE TOURISTS WILL BE THERE SOON. WE SAW YOU TOOK THAT GONDOLA TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. TELL US ABOUT THE TRIP DOWN. >> WELL, I'D LOVE FOR LINSEY AND JUJU AND YOU AND LARA AND GINGER TO COME WITH ME, GEORGE, IT IS REALLY SPECTACULAR. YOU HOE DID I GET DOWN? WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STUFF TO DO. THE LUGE, WE JUST -- SWEET AMBER IS WITH ME ON THE TRIP SO WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE LUGE ON DOWN THE MOUNTAIN LIKE THAT. THE CREW GOT IN ON IT. WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL CREW THAT'S WITH US AND SO IT WAS REALLY GREAT FOR US TO HAVE THAT LITTLE MOMENT JUST TO KIND OF TAKE IN SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT'S NOTHING -- I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE BUT IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE, GUYS. >> WILL I FIT ON THAT LITTLE THING? I WONDER. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I DON'T THINK. >> I DON'T WANT TO GET UP THERE, I GOT TO ROLL DOWN THAT THING. YOU KNOW. [ LAUGHTER ] >> THAT WOULD BE WORTH IT. TO SEE THAT. [ LAUGHTER ]