We're now camped just outside Wellington, in the fine city of Lower Hutt (the one with the Esplanade). Tomorrow at 7am we check in for the ferry, taking us back to Picton in South Isalnd and another step towards returning the motorhome in Christchurch.
Today was in many ways a typical travel day. After a light breakfast in the RV, we put some miles behind us then looked for a good spot for mid-morning coffee and muffins. This time we found an outstanding one (couldn't resist the sign, above), run by an exile from the East End of London.
For better or worse, she recommneded the clothes stores in the next-but-one town; we duly stopped and gave them some business.
Hope you've enjoyed the photos on our blog. We have some good ones, but there are other pictures we'd have loved to add if we could have stopped - sudden vistas from twists in the mountain roads, distinctive signs by the roadside, and yesterday's golf course full of sheep.
Speaking of which, Steve is not in best grace here. Not only has he upset poor Lamb Chop, it now seems he's lavished so much on Agnes that he's hit the limit on his Baaclaycard. Oh dear.
The photos have all been great, Stew, and we look forward to enjoying many more on your return. I'm trying to imagine you both settling back into your Hertfordshire lifestyle after your hunter gatherer experience... (those muffin shops take a lot of tracking down!)
ReplyDeleteKieron rang today to say that he has heard recently that visitors can enjoy excursion trips on steam trains in some parts of New Zealand. Have you seen any on your travels?
ReplyDeleteAs Beamer says, life in Herts is going to seem rather tame - not many whales or dolphins last time I looked - and it was very sad to throw away the map of the North Island that has been on my desk to help me follow your trip. But on the bright side, it means we will see you again soon!
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