Island Bay Wellington

Am 11. sind wir weiter gefahren nach Wellington. Ich liebe Wellington! Total coole Stadt. Super viele alternative Geschäfte, viel zu viele Plätze zum Shoppen, und sehr entspannte Atmosphäre
Wie alle anderen, waren wir natürlich im Te Papa Nationalmuseum. Leider fand ich es nicht ganz so spannend wie die meisten es versprochen hatten. Trotzdem …

Dinsdagmiddag zijn de kindjes weer vertrokken naar hun vader en dat betekent dat mijn tweede vrije week is aangebroken. Ik heb de afgelopen week veel nagedacht over wat ik precies wil gaan doen nu in Nieuw-Zeeland ben. Wil ik vanuit hier naar plekken toe reizen of juist hier werk zoeken zodat ik een tijd lang achter elkaar kan gaan reizen? Ik kom …

... itself in its neglected corners, on those sidetracks and unmarked detours away from the guidebooks. I think we've seen glimpses of this New Zealand and found it to be good. But there's no denying that a nice shot of culture carries its own pleasure. ...

... of Wellington, largely spent outside. We got a start on Friday evening with a tour of the glowworms in Wellington's Botanic Gardens.  New Zealand glowworms are the larval form of a short-lived and nondescript gnat; they spend most of their ...

... piece with our lugguage intact, luggage incidently that I'd bought off trademe the day before. After a clandestine meeting in the Island Bay New World car park I'm now the proud owner of a Kathmandu Deluxe with excitingly a NZ Flag stiched on the front, ...

... all washed down with a good couple of mugs of tea. Ahh well lunch was out of the question having eaten all that. Well Wellington lived up to its name Windy and Wet this morning with hardly a ray of sunlight shining through, I've not decided how long ...

... earthquake simulator (we're just big kids really!). After stocking up of some delicious dinner supplies, we made our way to Island Bay, and driving round the coast road caught our first glimpse of the lighthouse, perfectly positioned on the side of a ...

... when one is suffering from a hangover. On the Monday before I left to head north again I stopped in to see Jules at the Island Bay aquarium. Its a small place but a lot of fun to visit nonetheless. I got a personal tour and had the chance to play with ...

... between the Maori bringing their staple foods (including very destructive dogs and rats) and the British trying to turn new zealand into Britain the environment ..... Our favorite part of the museum was the celebration of Kiwi inventiveness including ...

... Wellington harbour continued and we followed the coastal road for 3 miles and then under the runway of Wellington airport, emerging to follow the coast to Island Bay. We then turned right and headed up hill back to Wellington City Centre. The overhead ...

... us the forest where an opening scene from Lord of the Rings was filmed.  We then explored the suburbs of Island Bay and Owhiro Bay, gateway to the Red Rocks Walk and seal colony. We followed the spectacular south coast past the surfing beaches of ...

The most exciting part of today was that we saw seals - I mean dozens and dozens of seals. After driving to Island Bay, we hiked along the coastal trail which is known for passing by a point where seals gather. Half an hour into the hike we stared out at ...