Day in Wellington Even though we had planned two chilled out days to recharge our batteries and scrape back some budget, we decided that we couldn't be in Wellington and not visit Te Papa, the well known museum of the city and the biggest of the country. The two main exhibitions were about New Zealand's natural disasters and New Zealand's part in the world war - The Gallipoli Landing. We acted like big kids for a few hours as the exhibitions were filled w...

We made it up in time to say our goodbyes to the rest of the gang. Will, Tess and Sabrina are carrying on up north whilst we stay an extra few nights in Wellington. And then there we four. Us two, Gilly and Scott. With a dominos next door to the hostel lunch was sorted without having to walk more than 20 metres. We had nothing planned for the rest of the day which was bliss. We have both found ourselves craving a quiet day, although we have enjoyed every m...

With time against we needed to catch the ferry at 2.30pm, so the coastal drive from Kaikoura - Picton was regimented with only short toilet stops. Once on the ferry we were both just hoping it wasn't as rough as the first time. Luckily for us the conditions were much calmer. About ten minutes in the captain announced the to the starboard side he had spotted a whale. So after a few seconds to decide which side to rush to we headed to the right side. Unfortunately ...

Waitomo to Wellington 900km complete and we arrived in Wellington. Traveling isn't always fun....really. We walked into our dorm to be greeted by a floor covered in clothes, a hog sprawled out across one of the beds and another behind a sheet. The only 2 spare beds were on the top bunks and opposite each other. However there was an issue, we couldn't even climb the stairs to them due to small space and rubbish in the way. This room really shouldn't be a 6 bed...