Bucket Tree Motor Lodge Wellington

... is like a shorelunch batter rather than a heavy beer batter. The fish was really fresh. I also tried the kumera fries, which are sweet potato fries and even better than the ones we have in the states. Mari, Liz and I all fell alseep in the backseat of the car on the ride home after being drunk on wine and full of fish. <br><br>Yesterday morning, we all went into a temp agency to find work. We filled out a questionaire and did some paperwork as well ...

... he wanted for his friend who &#8220;collects scary masks&#8221;. As you do.<br><br>After a relaxing four days in Nelson we headed off to the North Island and Wellington. This we had to do via the Cook Straight and the ferry. Notoriously the most dangerous waterway in the world. Second only to Michael Barrymore's swimming pool(zing!). Ha! And the Guardian Travel B*** Review said I couldn't do topical comedy. Shows what they know. Where was I? The Cook Straight, of course ...

... the Birds Nest stadium in Beijing it was Ok. I took an hour guided tour through the houses of Parliament, learning about the history. There were some interesting ornaments and museum pieces on display. Particularly impressive was the Conference room with Maori engravings and woodwork integrated into the room. The most exciting point however was the sitting in the house ...

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is located at the south of the north Island and it is the landing point of the ferry between the two Islands.. The crossing took us just over three hours and we arrived excited at the prospect of staying in a hotel(we had treated ourselves, mind you it was budget hotel)and not sleeping in the camper van for a couple of nights. Wellington like the rest of New Zealand seemed very pleasant. A very hilly city with lots of museums ...

Trains and boats and planes took us from Invercargill to the Capital City. After a flight to Christchurch (still amazes me how easy air travel is here) we hopped on the Trans Coastal train which took us to Picton via Kaikoura, with great views of seals and huge pods of dolphins leaping and playing, then through the wineries of Marlborough,with names and tastes oh so familiar now and finally ...

... an old printing press used to print Catholic bibles into Maori language. We certainly don't agree with the Mission's philosophy, but it was hard not to admire the process and time it took to handprint, bind and sew over 40,000 bibles. We also visited Christ Church, the oldest wooden church in New Zealand. What we found most interesting was that the walls were riddled with bullet holes, yet another indication of Russell's rowdy past. Andrew convinced Laura to make the ...

... Auckland and Wellington is the people.   The only analogy I could come up with is if you look at San Francisco.  You have the business district, the mission and haight-ashbury district,  Then you also have where the university is as well. Well, if you mix the business district with China town, you get Auckland.  I should note that saying there are a lot of Asian people in Auckland is a touchy subject, and I only mean that the influence is obviously there.  Wellington ...

... their own which they cherish, refer to and praise. It is called the Lord of the Rings at LOTR pilgrimage spots there are pamphlets, tours and local people giving you unsolicited information regarding the exact place where so and so scene was shot or such and such battle took place. We visited Tongariro National Park - a stunning park by itself - but its peaks are now famous for playing the part of ...

... area, towards the Wellington Cable Car which takes you up a steep hill to the Botanical Gardens, and a nice view over the city. <br><br>Le voila!<br><br> <br><br>The gardens were lovely, especially the lovely rose garden which had about 50 species of roses.<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>After some pleasant ...

The North Island - southern half! <br> <br>Wellington, the capital of NZ, has very nice camera shops. <br>We saw most of them as Kathryn's camera's display was bust and mine had got sand into it on the beach in Abel Tasman, blocking the lens. As the warranty didn't cover this I thought I'd have a go hoping to activate some of my dad's craftsman genes, but after completely dis- and reassembling the unit with 2 screws left at the end and a major jolt from the flash I ...