Ibis Hotel Wellington

... dragged the cases again. Only a few hundred metres though. This will be the poshest hotel we will have on this trip - the Ibis in Wellington. Real posh. Internet was $0.68 a minute (nearly $7 for 10 minutes) what a rip off!!! Other places we have been to ...

... the same as our lobsters only minus the claws.. A very tasty meal was had by all! Thursday 19th February Kaikoura to Wellington Left Kaikoura at 9.30 and drove back up the coast through Blenheim to Picton, where we had a snack whilst waiting for the ...

... ! Instead we bush camped in Frodo on a council run car park 5 minutes from the ferry terminal. Why? Because we were on the 5.45am ferry to the North Island the following day! SEE YOU IN WELLINGTON

... which was in Wellington the day before we left NZ and therefore meant a 700km drive the next day to make our flight. Wellington is quite a pretty city, quite small with some nice bars and shops. The cricket was less attractive as Eng slumped to 130-odd ...

... Janet was exploring the beautiful waterfront and bay by hire bike. The old quayside, reminiscent to Freemantle, is adjacent to Wellington's compact and diverse shopping and city center. The weather so far has been sunny with enough wind to rattle the ...