Wellington - Last Stop

We've been in New Zealand a week now.  It seems much longer as we've packed in the adventure!  

Today was a day of travel - mostly.  We started out by visiting the ski area Whakapapa in the Tongoriro National Park.  It's a pretty amazing place as it sits on a volcano.  Thankfully, our feet and legs were sore because there are some great hikes up on the volcano, but the weather wasn't great today.  After checking that out, we headed to Wellington where we'll catch our ferry tomorrow.  

Wellington is a great town!  I'd love to spend more time here!  We visited the Te Papa museum which is FREE and it's a very neat place.  We also walked along the beach.  While driving down, we stopped at a fruit and vegetable stand and cooked an amazing omelette with all sorts of goodies for dinner!  Our hostel is very large and has a couple of kitchens and more lounges.  We'll get up early in the morning to catch our ferry for the 3 hour trip over.  Hopefully, the wind will stop blowing quite so hard because it's wailing right now!  

Looking so forward to spending time on the South Island!