On Thursday, October 16, Alan and I drove to Picton to take a ferry over to the Wellington, on the North Island of New Zealand. We arrived early and had a picnic lunch near the harbor, watching the activity in the cove (including a plane landing on the water). When we went to board our ship, we were told there would be a 2 hour delay, so found a coffee shop in town and did some long(er) term planning.
On our first day in Wellington, Friday, it was incredibly windy, rainy, and cold. So we decided to hunt down some wifi (Burger King is the best), and get some logistics things taken care of. In the afternoon, we went to the "cinema" to see Gone Girl.
Saturday was a much better day for outdoors activities, so we went downtown to follow a Sculpture Walking Tour detailed in our Lonely Planet Guide. We started in Post Office Square, then walked along the waterfront and past the National Museum, Te Papa, before hooking into town to the eclectic Cuba Street. On Cuba Street, we stopped for a coffee, and ended up being serenaded by a brass quartet playing Katy Perry chart toppers.
Somewhere in the middle of the sculpture tour, we detoured up to the Mt. Victoria Lookout, which was quite a climb, but it yielded an excellent view of the city. Plus, as we found out later, the scenes from The Fellowship of the Ring, where the Hobbits need to "stay off the road", were filmed here.
On Sunday, we visited the National Museum, checking out about half the exhibits. It would take days to see everything, as it is 6 floors. We will have to try again, on our return to Wellington. In the evening, we visited St. John's Presbyterian Church, which has an evening worship service/discussion/dinner. We were warmly welcomed by Rose and many others, so we enjoyed the fellowship and the conversations.
Saturday was a much better day for outdoors activities, so we went downtown to follow a Sculpture Walking Tour detailed in our Lonely Planet Guide. We started in Post Office Square, then walked along the waterfront and past the National Museum, Te Papa, before hooking into town to the eclectic Cuba Street. On Cuba Street, we stopped for a coffee, and ended up being serenaded by a brass quartet playing Katy Perry chart toppers.
Somewhere in the middle of the sculpture tour, we detoured up to the Mt. Victoria Lookout, which was quite a climb, but it yielded an excellent view of the city. Plus, as we found out later, the scenes from The Fellowship of the Ring, where the Hobbits need to "stay off the road", were filmed here.
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