This morning I went to pick up a hire car, which I will drop off in Christchurch in 27 days time. So I'm the other side of the world, how many car manufacturers are there? how many models? engine sizes? Colours? Etc. Etc. So my hire car I'm given is the same make, model and colour to the car I drive at home. The difference being it's automatic and has 4 doors. I spent all day driving, getting used to the roads, lots of bends, a big big hill, steep ups and downs. ...

I'm meant to be catching the 10.30am ferry from Wellington across the Cook Strait's to Picton in the South Island. However it's been cancelled because of rough seas. There are 2 ferry companies who cross between North & South Island. The other company have also cancelled their 1.30pm sailing. I'm due to sail at 6pm, fingers crossed for calm water. What to do with an extra day in Wellington? The Under 20 World Cup is going on in Wellington/ New Zealand. They ...

I headed straight to the Te papa museum, which loosely translates as treasure box. A must see place to visit in Wellington. There is already a long queue formed to get into the 1st world war exhibition. You could spend a day in here looking at all 6 floors. Amazing displays, very interactive and impressive exhibitions. Mostly free. I left the museum and walked to the cable car. As I got on the cable car I had to do a double take as at first I thought it was the ...

Saturday night shopping in the huge local supermarket 2 minutes walk from the hostel. You could get lost for a week in there, a huge selection of items. I was looking for wine or cider. I fell in love with the label on this cider. It was very nice if a bit sweet for me which made it go down quicker. Wild Side had several other flavours with different designs on the labels so I may have to try some of the others. :0)

I spent 7 hours travelling on the bus today from Napier to Wellington, with a half hour break to get some lunch. I checked into the hostel and then went for a wander around town. I strumbled across a night market with lots of yummy street food from different countries. I tried a couple of difference things - spicy chicken in a burito and some noodles. Dinner Sorted!