Windy Welly

The weather has deteriorated and we've only seen Wellington through rain and/or fog. Its quite a small city for a capital and is surrounded by hills. Its a shame cos I actually quite liked Wellington as a city but there was some stuff I didn't get to do like "The Writers Walk". Its a quirky little city full of artsy types and cafes everywhere you look. If you're a fan of Chinese/ Thai/ Indian cuisine then you're spoilt for choice too. There was a group of 5 of us who stuck together and on our first full day we went to Te Papa which is the international museum for New Zealand. It was actually a really cool museum and some of the exhibitions were really interesting. Its been refurbished recently so everything was new and nicely laid out. We went for a bit of a walk but it absolutely lashed it down and there was so much mist you could hardly see so we had quite an uneventful evening. We did see the parliament building though which is quite interesting as its shaped like a beehive. The next day we took the cable car up the hill and looked out over the city, it was a good view but would have been much better if the sun was shining. We had a walk down through the botanical gardens afterwards, they're really well looked after so it made a nice walk. I wanted to go to Weta Cave which is where you can see some of the original set and props from Lord of the Rings but for some reason we never made it. In the hostel bar there was a wall made of jagermeister bottles which was pretty cool.
So that's the north island done and dusted. I'm really looking forward to the south island as its got some major activities there. There's also Queenstown which is supposed to be fantastic but I've got a week or so before I get there. We're having to get a 3 and a half hour ferry across to the other side then a long bus journey to our next destination but its all part of the fun. Its Kaiteriteri next which is the nearest city to Abel Tasman Park. Its the oldest national park I think and also supposed to be the prettiest; I just hope the weather perks up!
I've spent far too much money over these past few weeks so am having to seriously budget but I'm hoping I have enough to do everything I want to do. Also, a lot of people have been saying you have to take vitamins when travelling around. I haven't been doing this which could explain why I've been feeling so rough and tired.
The time I've spent out here has absolutely flown by and I can't wait for the next few weeks. Missing the gang back home though
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