Wellington Zoo

Hi all!!

I hope you enjoyed the first entry!? Well lets carry on with day 2!!

This morning we got up after our first night at Wellington YHA. We did all the usual morning stuff then took the super shuttles to Wellington Zoo.

Once everyone had arrived at the Zoo we went into the lesson room with a zoo educator who taught …

Well, today was a very fun day! I didn't think it'd be as fun as it was, but I was pleasantly surprised. It started out the usual way: school. I only did school until about 10 in the morning, though, because I had to shower and get ready to go see the Hobbit with Lauren and Mom. It was our second time to see it, but the first time I fell asleep at …

Gestern bin ich ueber 9 Stunden mit dem Bus von Auckland nach Palmerston
North gefahren und habe meinen eher unangenehmen und schweren Rucksack durch die
halbe Stadt (okay... so gross ist diese nicht) geschleppt. Als ich dann bei
Bridget im Haus angekommen bin, war ich ein wenig geschockt (im positiven
Sinne), weil ich eher …

Left Sydney Friday afternoon and arrived into Wellington at 6.20pm Friday evening.
Picked up Hertz rental car and drove to Rydges Hotel.

Checked in and had a well earned drink or two then went to bed .
Saturday morning had breakfast at bistro in lobby and then went shopping for prezzies for my hubby.

Took the cable car to …

Wellington, a pleasant surprise during our time in New Zealand. While it is New Zealand's capitol, I really had not given our one week stop over much thought. As far as I was concerned, it was a means to an end. Like most things I have encountered thus far during this journey, though, there is much to learn and see within the "means" to the end and …

Woke up extremely early for us today (like 7-ish) and got the kids going with school. We had a fun filled day planned ahead. We bustled out of the house in a rush as usual to make it to the movie we had already bought tickets for as well as paid for drinks and popcorn--all done from the comfort of my couch!

Made it to the theater on time, …

Today when I woke up, my sweet husband offered to take me back to the zoo. He knew I loved it so much yesterday, and I didn't feel like I was able to really look around as much as I would like. He also wanted to practice up on taking pictures of animals in a controlled environment in order to be ready for our South Africa Safari. It may have been a …

... after a few bottles of Tui! So we exchanged email addresses and agreed to meet up for a rematch the next time I'm in Wellington...he's a glutten for punishment!! I'm heading to Napier next to see what that place is like and also to see what fruit ...

... a hike in the rain forest and saw so many amazing veiws. Tonight we are in Wellington which is the capital of New Zealand. Wellington is a lot like San Francisco but smaller. There is an Arts Festival here now and there is an exhibit called "Earth ...

... up staying out till 3am that night, it was probably the best night of the trip so far. Our second day was spent at Wellington Zoo, it was deserted which was refreshing for a tourist attraction. After going to Africa last summer it was hard for me to ...

... bed, managing to keep the place clean (ish) and have even got broadband installed so that we can play on our new toy, a laptop. Wellington really closed down over the festive period and so our job hunting could only begin this week, and even then ...

... day bus ticket since it worked out cheaper for the round trip anyways, I decided to take full advantage of it and go to the Wellington Zoo. And luck was on my side, they had a special running in August $2 Wednesdays. Well, it was a wednesday! Sweet As. ...

... I don't think that should be a problem. I think I am going to keep wandering through this fresh-smelling maze of native New Zealand bush. Ahhh... (Obviously I was not on the computer in the middle of a botanical garden. This was copied from my journal, ...

... nbsp;   Dinner tonight was Shepherd's pie (which the Brits would call Cottage pie if it's made with beef...) and then we watched a New Zealand-made film Black Sheep. One of the guys said it was funny - I beg to differ. It was more like a horror ...

Last few preparations to make at the Zoo before heading north to South East Asia on our Free the Bears conservation trip. So exciting! We are going over there to help the organisations and individuals communicate animal welfare messages to help improve ...

We've been here a week now. It's been a great one.  I really love Wellington, which has something of interest around most every corner.  Or, for most of this week, at least something new around every corner.  But new inevitably becomes ...

... , watching, amongst many other things, a live sex show.     Thought that would get your attention!     Wellington Zoo had opened up its doors after closing hours to couples, and we were able to wander round the place watching ...