Day 26 Wellington 0km Day off. From cycling and each other. Not sure we did very different things. But I can now confidently identify the southern cross and find due south. And I know loads about the NZ parliament (and lots more about ours too) after a fascinating tour of the Beehive, NZ parliament building. Interesting facts; the dispatch boxes in the House of Commons were gifts from NZ, the PMs one contains a bible, the opposition one is empty; the Green Pa...

Martinborough to Wellington via Rimutaka incline and a train! 45km. Tailwind from our 5* campsite cabin to Featherstone for coffee, croissant & the lovingly put together film about the Rimutaka Incline. For 60 years until 1955, 5 small steam locomotives were used to drag the Wellington to Masterton trains over the 300m mountain. The track was abandoned for a tunnel & is now used for walking / biking. A welcome detour into beautiful bush & away fro...