Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Taupo to Wellington

Wellington Harbour.
View from Te Mata Peak.
Hawkes Bay - a serious wine-producing area. Am checking the wines for quality!

Art Deco in Napier



The journey from Taupo to Wellington included stops in Napier - where we saw the art deco buildings - and in Havelock North and an overnight in Waipukurau where we had the worst evening meal of our holiday. Yesterday we travelled to Wellington where the main road from Masterton included lots of hairpin bends embellished by roadworks up in the mountain range. It was unbelievable that this was the main road. We arrived quite early in Wellington so had lots of time for a walk round the harbour and a few hours in Te Papa museum, the best museum I have ever been in. We saw only a few of the sections as it would require at least a week.

Today we are flying to Christchurch and, as yet, we don't know where to. Our plan had bee to go to Hanmer Springs and then to Greymouth tomorrow. However, after the mine disaster there that might not be on and there is also the fact that about 8,000 people are expected there for a memorial service. I'm not sure that we should make it 8,002.

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