Wellington

Once again we wake to new surrounds. Today, Wellington, capital of New Zealand. We are here all day so we took our time getting up and about, had some breakfast on the back deck overlooking the harbor and the headed off the ship. They have really nice tour centers here and we picked up some info on the city. We walked down to the main train/ bus station and picked up a bus to the outskirts of town to a place called the Weta Cave. This is the home of Weta who is a special effects firm that did the Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Last Samuri, etc. It was quite interesting to see some of the props and costumes as well as watch a short film about there history and the things they do. On the way back we stopped at a local sports complex and watched some youth play cricket, then stopped for a nice lunch at a local spot with nice outdoor tables. A short walk from there led us to Te Papa, the N.Z. museum. This is a really big place ( and free to boot) so we just had a small taste of it. All types of exhibits on all sorts of topics having to do with N Zed. You could very easily spend a whole day here. But as the weather is nice once more we decided to walk back to the ship via the waterfront. Besides, we need the exercise as there is lots of food on this ship.