Thursday 29
September to Tuesday 4 October
Five more
days at sea including crossing the International Dateline (so we skipped Sunday
2nd). It’s hard to explain how much fun we have doing very little or
nothing at all. I’ve caught up on some films, Ian walked the deck regularly;
Sudoku, reading, catching up with this journal and some cross stitch too, all melded
into our day to day lives.
Wednesday 5
October
Wellington,
New Zealand was a peculiar port stop as we were due to arrive at midday and leave
at midnight. Oh well, I had managed to organise a private tour to see the
highlights of Wellington. Even though Ian and I had been to Wellington on two
previous occasions we repeated only a couple of places we had been before. Our
guide, Jennifer, was very informative and we all learned a lot about the town,
its origins, history, climate and sights.
The weather
was perfect; still windy – but this is Wellington, the windiest town in New
Zealand. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Anita and Jim and their daughter
Tracy were with us as well as another lady, Brenda who was cruising with us all.
More importantly our friend Anne was able to catch up with us to take the tour
before going on a land tour of the North Island, a substitute she was able to
put together after the disappointment of not being able to go on the cruise.
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| The pilot approaching to board our ship to guide us into harbour |
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| Views of the Southern Alps on the South Island |
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| Wellington Parliament |
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| Older legislative buildings, still used for government departments |
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| We enjoyed our time in the Botanic Gardens |
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| Arriving at the Rose Garden our guide heard a bird. When she said it was the call of a tui I immediately tried to photograph it. Had no idea it would come out this well as I was facing right into the sun. I've always had an interest in this bird but never seen one before |
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| Beautiful orchids and other exotics in the hot house |
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| At the top of the cable car before our journey down |
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| The tunnels are lit as you pass through - the Kiwi flag in this one |
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| Oriental Bay, a picturesque place we have not visited before |
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| View from the old Victoria Lookout towards the airport |
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| Basin Reserve, the home of test cricket in Wellington |
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| View across the harbour from the new Victoria Lookout |
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