Well Well Well - Its Wellywood in Wellington!

Hangover + awful night sleep due to our new drunk dorm-mate + his girl friend he brought back for the night + leaving at 8am to get our ferry ride to the North Island = a very unimpressed Tim and Priya! ;o)

We didnt let our miserable night of no sleep hinder us, and in fact the ferry ride was very enjoyable and comfortable. Instead of the counterpart ferry rides that we had encountered throughtout South East Asia; taking the 'Waitaki' Ferry across the Cook Straight was neither a hair raising thrill on a small and overcrowded vessel nor going at warp-speed! We were in fact on a full size ferry like the ones you would use to cross the english chanel, so we were very happy to board and feast on a cheap but tasty lunch and walk around the ferry to find ourselves a comfy recliner and take a nap! We did view some of the scenery as it is a beautiful crossing to make as you meander gently through the straight, but the temptation of recliner lounge chairs were too much of a temptation for us!

As we pulled into the wharf, we realised we were in a BIG city; if you are in the South Island, what is classed as a city to New Zealanders, is to us in the UK, something the size of Basingstoke or larger. So to be in a city of a size that Tim and I enjoy being in, it was easy and quick enough to get from the wharf to where we were staying at - a hostel called Wellywood nonetheless! We familiarised ourselves with the nearby surroundings, and found ourselves a supermarket to get food sorted! And basically just enjoyed our first night in! The next day we took a walk through all the districts of Wellington and found ourselves to be at the right place at the right time to see the Junior Dragon Boat Race which was pretty cool! Then we took the cable car up to the viewpoint in the botanical gardens - this was quite a nice location and possibly one of the nicer botanical gardens we have been to. Not only did they have all the usual unique flora and fauna, but they also had some excellent viewing points, and the place wasnt ridiculously sprawled out over too large an area. So a nice afternoon was had, and a long walk back to the city found us at a cool secondhand bookstore where we picked up a couple of books to chill out with! Sweet As Bro!

Well Well Well - Its Wellywood in Wellington!

Wellington, New Zealand