Nov 18, 2009 - To North Island

The rain carried on heavily all night and the next morning. We were booked on the 8am ferry to Wellington. ... Arrived in Wellington & went straight to Ti Tahi Bay to call in to see Mike & Lynn who live overlooking the bay. ... Mike is headteacher at the local secondary school and was working from home when we arrived which was great.The rain carried on heavily all night and the next morning. We were booked on the 8am ferry to Wellington. ... Arrived in Wellington & went straight to Ti Tahi Bay to call in to see Mike & Lynn who live overlooking the bay. ... Mike is headteacher at the local secondary school and was working from home when we arrived which was great....

Nov 15, 2009 - wellington

Vandaag naar Te Papa geweest zoals de Nieuwzeelanders hun nationale museum noemen, voluit heet het Te Papa Tongarewa.Vandaag naar Te Papa geweest zoals de Nieuwzeelanders hun nationale museum noemen, voluit heet het Te Papa Tongarewa....

Nov 12, 2009 - Wellington

“He’s a kumara short of a hangi. Wellington is our port of the day. ... Te Papa is a modern museum on Wellington’s waterfront and is designed to let the visitor encounter the breadth of New Zealand’s story – its unique natural history, the make-up of its diverse peoples, its distinctive art, and authentic expressions of the living culture of Maori. ... There are many interactive exhibits and the six level building is spacious and scattered with educational “discovery centers” on every level.“He’s a kumara short of a hangi. Wellington is our port of the day. ... Te Papa is a modern museum on Wellington’s waterfront and is designed to let the visitor encounter the breadth of New Zealand’s story – its unique natural history, the make-up of its diverse peoples, its distinctive art, and authentic expressions of the living culture of Maori. ... There are many interactive exhibits and the six level building is spacious and scattered with educational “discovery centers” on every level....

Nov 1, 2009 - Hangin out in Wellie

I cannot explain how enchanting and green this place is, as you round every corner a new view that is even more breathtaking -Nickie We left a very nice, rural camper park in Matakohe about an hour north of Auckland, headed south eventually for Wellington and the ferry to the south island. ... We have a day to poke around Wellington, the capital, and then get the ferry to the south island on Sunday. ... Next day we went into Wellington (did I say it was the capital of NZ?) and strolled around the city on a Sunday morning waiting for our 1 o’clock ferry to the south island, a 3 hour trip through Cook straight (a notoriously wicked crossing often clocking winds up to 80 miles an hour). ...

Oct 22, 2009 - Welcome to Middleearth

Für den ersten kompletten Tag in Wellington hatte ich mir mal wieder meinen üblichen Marsch durch die Stadt vorgenommen und auch das Wetter hatte Mitleid und wurde besser. ... Man merkt, dass Wellington die Hauptstadt von Neuseeland ist, denn trotz der bescheidenen Größe bietet es eine Menge interessanter Aktivitäten. ... Als erstes (noch in leichtem Regen) bin ich in das Te Papa.Für den ersten kompletten Tag in Wellington hatte ich mir mal wieder meinen üblichen Marsch durch die Stadt vorgenommen und auch das Wetter hatte Mitleid und wurde besser. ... Man merkt, dass Wellington die Hauptstadt von Neuseeland ist, denn trotz der bescheidenen Größe bietet es eine Menge interessanter Aktivitäten. ... Als erstes (noch in leichtem Regen) bin ich in das Te Papa....

Oct 14, 2009 - Buddy Holly and the ....

Off to catch the ferry back to Wellington. ... We have found a weird little park to camp in for the night (we seem to have a knack for finding the weird places) just over an hour north of Wellington in a town called Greytown. ...

Oct 2, 2009 - Ferrys Wear Boots

We got up early today to get into Wellington, do our errands and get to the dock and be on time for the ferry ("your tickets are non-refundable"). ... We wanted to find out why our "internet stick" was not functioning (which we did, newbie sales person will be getting an earful when we get back to Auckland) so we went into downtown Wellington. ... Sadly, we relied on the GPS to help us get where we wanted and instead we got the 10 cent tour of the whole city.We got up early today to get into Wellington, do our errands and get to the dock and be on time for the ferry ("your tickets are non-refundable"). ... We wanted to find out why our "internet stick" was not functioning (which we did, newbie sales person will be getting an earful when we get back to Auckland) so we went into downtown Wellington. ... Sadly, we relied on the GPS to help us get where we wanted and instead we got the 10 cent tour of the whole city....

Sep 13, 2009 - Día 11: Turangi - Wellington

Del incidente de la manguera y el Tongariro Después de la lluviosa tarde de ayer (volvimos a ver a gente descalza por la calle, incluso vimos a dos chavalas con una bota de agua cada una. Después de la excursioncita, que nos ha encantado (Tongariro, volveremos!!), salimos hacia Wellington, unos 400 km al Sur. ... Llegamos ya de noche y nos colocamos en un camping-motel a unos 7 km de la ciudad (Capital Gate).Del incidente de la manguera y el Tongariro Después de la lluviosa tarde de ayer (volvimos a ver a gente descalza por la calle, incluso vimos a dos chavalas con una bota de agua cada una. Después de la excursioncita, que nos ha encantado (Tongariro, volveremos!!), salimos hacia Wellington, unos 400 km al Sur. ... Llegamos ya de noche y nos colocamos en un camping-motel a unos 7 km de la ciudad (Capital Gate)....

Jul 29, 2009 - Wellington

Shelley was happy and brave enough to put me up for my last couple of days in New Zealand whilst I sorted out some last minute stuff and the last evening was spent with Andy and Christine courtesy of Shelley's friends Mindy and Adrian who cooked us all lovely mediterranean meal.Shelley was happy and brave enough to put me up for my last couple of days in New Zealand whilst I sorted out some last minute stuff and the last evening was spent with Andy and Christine courtesy of Shelley's friends Mindy and Adrian who cooked us all lovely mediterranean meal....

Jun 16, 2009 - Wellington

The journey here had its minor challenges (delayed flights, red tape and a sleepless night at Melbourne airport) all of which were overcome, and after 3 flights and some 26 hours I've finally arrived in Wellington where I'm met at the airport by Shelley whom I first met at the beginning of my adventures and whom I must say was an excellent host. ... Shelley has booked a couple of days of work to show me around and my first day proper was spent walking around central Wellington, a city which has its centre set around a beautiful harbour and its suburbs sit on the surrounding hills. ... I took to Wellington immediately, it is compact and quite European in its flavour. ...

Apr 27, 2009 - Picton Ferry

The sea view was nice and I stopped to see the Pancakes and Blow hole (rock formations) the rain was still coming down and no one was around.The sea view was nice and I stopped to see the Pancakes and Blow hole (rock formations) the rain was still coming down and no one was around....

Apr 23, 2009 - Picton & Wellington – 22 & 23 avril

Nous pris le traversier d’une durée de 3 heures de Picton pour se rendre à Wellington, capitale de la Nouvelle-Zélande et porte d’entrée de l’île du Nord. ... Nous avons visité Wellington pendant une journée en voyant entre autre le musée Te Papa, un musée consacré à l’histoire et la culture de la NZ. ... C’était un musée très intéressant où l’on pouvait entre autre clairement voir que la Nouvelle-Zélande se situe à la jonction de deux plaques tectoniques et comprendre les implications (Activité thermique, déformation de la forme du pays au travers des ans, etc.Nous pris le traversier d’une durée de 3 heures de Picton pour se rendre à Wellington, capitale de la Nouvelle-Zélande et porte d’entrée de l’île du Nord. ... Nous avons visité Wellington pendant une journée en voyant entre autre le musée Te Papa, un musée consacré à l’histoire et la culture de la NZ. ... C’était un musée très intéressant où l’on pouvait entre autre clairement voir que la Nouvelle-Zélande se situe à la jonction de deux plaques tectoniques et comprendre les implications (Activité thermique, déformation de la forme du pays au travers des ans, etc....