Moving on to the North Island

Our arrival onto the North Island at Wellington was a bit of a shock to the system... cars everywhere, big tall buildings, an abundance of traffic lights! After the remoteness of the South Island at times, it was strange but at the same time really nice being back in a big city again.

After spending an hour or two driving around the Wellington area trying to find somewhere to park for the night we decided on a hostel instead, after spending the last 2 nights at the hostel in Blenheim, poor Charlie must think we're neglecting him!

Wellington was beautiful, we were lucky enough to have some great weather while we were there, sun shine and blue skies. The Cuba Street area of downtown Wellington had some great shopping - which of course we all indulged in. After just a day I found myself really liking Wellington and thinking it could be a place I could possibly live in!

The Te Papa Museum, New Zealand's National Museum was a great way to spend a morning, and we spent an afternoon over at Somes Island, doing a few walks around the island, oohing and ahhing over cute little lambs and just soaking up the sunshine!