We have visited the amazing Te Papa museum where we saw the only Collosal Squid ever to be caught (it's dead but quite amazing). We went for two runs, one around the harbour and marina and on New Years Eve we ran up Mount Victoria upon which we could see right over Wellington and the harbour. It was a lovely clear sunny day and the work out was just what we needed. The rest of the day was spent sunbathing on the beach just outside the harbour.

New Years Eve we had a lovely meal at a cuban style restaurant. The back wall showed amazing panoramic views of cities around the world and made an amazing back drop to the place. Very atmospheric. We then went to an Irish Bar, Molly Mollones, where a band played and later to the city centre where a south american group saw us into the new year.

New Years day we made a fairly early start from Wellington over to the South Island by ferry, a 3 hour journey, but very pituresque.