Mount Victoria Wellington

So we have just arrived from our 3hr and 45 minute flight from Sydney to Auckland. Flying in to Auckland was amazing, we saw amazing views which were so much more natural than any other views I have seen before. Going to collect our baggage and see lee, really exited :D We have now arrived at their house. The style of their house is very similar to …

Much better day today, less wind. Walked the water front and took in Waitangi Day! There were lots of booths and even a mini donut cart. There was also a Maori presentation on boats. Next I rode the cable car, take 2, up to the Botanical gardens and ate lunch at the cafe. The garden path led me back down the the water front where i enjoyed salsa …

Contrary to the predictions of the local weather man - who seems to be as useless as the one in Toronto - the day dawned cloudless and sunny in Wellington. Perfect for Cleavers and the Murrays to head down to the waterfront for a day of fun and frolicking in the sun.

Wellington is a city that lives on and for the water, and having seen it …

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So after about a week of travel with TEAN, we finally arrived in Wellington, our home for the next five months. Wellington is absolutely gorgeous! Summer is just winding down here so we've spent most of our days down by the waterfront looking at all the stunning yachts and drinking cider in the grass. I'm actually getting tan, which is something I' …

Today didn't start as early as I'd planned, due to me being lazy. But then finding out I'd been robbed made it even later. Over $150 was taken from my purse, in my bag, in my room; while I was in the bathroom. The CCTV is in the hallway, and too many people were coming and going to have a suspect. The police station is across the road, so I went …

Morgens um 9 wurden wir angerufen, wir sollen so schnell wie möglich zum Airport kommen, damit wir das geniale Wetter für unseren Fallschirmsprung ausnutzen könnten. Gesagt, getan. Kurz danach waren wir 4km über dem Boden und sind reihenweise aus dem Flugzeug geflogen. Sky Dive ist auf jeden Fall ziemlich hammer und jeder sollte das mal gemacht …

Á leiðinni komum við við í bæ sem heitir Bulls. Þeim í Bulls finnst þau vera rosa fyndin og hafa innleitt BULLS í um 200 orð. Til dæmis heitir félagsheimilið Soci-a-BULL, á ruslatunnunum Responc-a-BULL, á fatabúðum stendur Wear-a-BULL og fleira og fleira! Steiktir þessir Kiwi-ar!

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Waking up today it looked as though it was going to be a miserable day with all the rain - so much so that we considered missing out on our Wellington Rover Tour. Turned out to be a good move going because the day panned out quite well and the miserable weather actually contributed to the atmosphere of our first stop for the day - Mount Victoria. …

A short drive from our overnight DOC site ($20 - which included hot showers and only one cockroach in the sink, bargain) and we were on our way finally into Wellington. With very little time on our hands we glanced through the City (which looked very nice), passing up and down a few streets, sat in a car park to check details for our ferry crossing …

... check details for our ferry crossing and then parked in a small car park along Pirie Street at the base of Mount Victoria, the hill overlooking the city. Wellington looks to be a good size with a share of taller office buildings but quite a sprawl of ...

... we had a ferry to catch. It being a beautiful day and thinking we had enough time for lunch and a visit to the Mount Victoria lookout, we secured Subway subs and drove to the summit.  Wonderful views of the city, harbour and surrounding sea awaited ...

... city and everything is literally on your doorstep! We have absolutely stunning views across the bay, over the city and up towards Mount Victoria. It's so easy to spend all your time out on the balcony, chilling out, especially as the weather has been ...

... I have to admit that it being a church concert some of the 'artists' were a bit cringe worthy!). New Zealand's national museum is in Wellington harbour. Normally I am not a museum freak, but 'Te Papa' has such imaginative way of telling stories and ...

... lamb, jackets and corn cobs before crashing out. Fri 12th Mar - Check out at 9.30am, drive up to Mount Victoria lookout for magnificent views of Wellington. Pick up some supplies and then set off to Napier. As its getting late and its weekend we ...

... aware there is life beyond their town limits?! Anyway, when we got to the capital, Gumboot, sorry, I mean Wellington, the bus stopped at the top of Mount Victoria. This gave us some fantastic views over the city. We got to the hostel at about ...

Wellington, capital of New Zealand so home to the government or Winnie the Pooh's dream house with the parliament building looking like a giant beehive. Close by is ye olde parliament building with it being the second oldest wooden building in the world ...

... 't great once again today, rather wet and dull just like home really. Dropped my hire car off at the depot in Mount Victoria near Wellington city centre. Another 2406km on the clock in a week after my drive around the north island. Walked to the city ...

... the start of the long weekend for the Labor Day holiday on Monday. Next was a drive up to Mount Victoria Lookout which stands right at the top of Wellington, spectacular, and yet another Lord of the Rings location area. And finally to the Batch, for a ...

... spent a day at Te Papa museum last time I was here!  So back to the drawing board.  We go for a quick spin up Mount Victoria.  It’s lovely, quite like Dunedin in that respect, that you can see the whole of the city from the top of a ...