Hi there. Just chilling out in Wellington at the moment, capital city of New Zealand. We left Franz Josef Glacier on Saturday and landed in Nelson after stopping on the way to have a look at the lovely pancake rocks in Punakaiki. We decided to hit the town in Nelson when we landed, so made our way around some of the pubs. It’s a small city and quiet enough. Had a good night and as a result, spent the next day sleeping off 2 many beers! So, we didn’t get to see what Nelson has to offer (if anything!?).

photo credit: Simon Schaumann

Moved on up to Picton, a nice little town, where we had some lunch before boarding the Interislander ferry and crossing over to the North island.
So that brings us to Wellington, a lively bustling city. We’ve spent our time here walking around, visited the Te Papa museum (national museum with lots of Maori heritage stuff). We got the cable car up to the Botanic gardens today and then hit the shops for some retail therapy – Orla lost the run of herself! We were out and about last night for a ‘few quiet ones’ (no such thing!). So, we move on to Taupo tommorrow. Our last long (ish) bus journey! Hurray! I never want to see a bus again after this trip!