Dunedin is in the past.
Who can remember the picture of my luggage before the journey? 😀 Can you tell the differences? 😛
A part of my Dunedin accompanied me on my trip north, as my dear flatmate Andrej came with me on this great road trip.
We fought ourselves through rain and the dark until we reached the first destination of Hanmer Springs. That’s where it drew lovely Tina. A quirky place where you cannot find much else than the thermal pools and some restaurants. Just the better having friends around then. 🙂
We wouldn’t be able to enjoy our stay too long, as the next night our ferry to Wellington would depart.
So we had another goodbye and went on the stage of our trip…
A river on the way to Hanmer. Almost trivial. 😀
I also found a tube! 😀 But we already knew how to get gas… 😉
There wasn’t much time for photo stops, but sometimes you don’t have a choice.
‘The handsome Andrej.’ A road trip lets the last stage play wake again… 😀
*B A N G*
For we couldn’t find an external cause that might have produced the loud noise, we stopped at the side of the road. After I noticed the back tyre hissing and losing air, it took not more than 10 minutes to be back on the road with the spare wheel.
The tyre had been chafed through. Cautiously we drove from Kaikoura up to Picton without any more incidents and reached the ferry on time.
What can I say? An adventure! 😀
The last red evening sky on the South Island.
The things that (don’t) get transported between the islands…
After a night in the car (we did arrive at 2am with the ferry) we checked in to the flat in Island Bay. Here in Wellington it is the Summer, you could clearly notice.
As I was told later, after we got both rotten rear tyres replaced, I went full blossom as Wellington tour guide.
Well, in the two days we had Andrej should see the most and the best of my favourite city.
It is an interesting feeling, to be back at a place where you went through so much and that is not the same, still… It is hard to look at the present under all the countless memories. But you can discover new things, though:
Six Barrel Soda. The absolute best and most unique soda I ever had! (Who recognises the background? 😉 )
Of course we had to climb Mount Victoria. Wellington from above is almost as spectacular as from within. 🙂
I have talked about my favourite cinema quite often, the Embassy Theatre in Wellington, but you haven’t seen it yet. So this is the grand auditorium with the insane sound system (notice the ceiling speakers for Dolby Atmos).
Also, of course, we paid Te Papa a visit. As animation movie fans we were very happy to see the Dreamworks exhibition, where they showed the origins of their most known animated movies.
Altough we had visited the majestical botanic gardens already at night, but at daylight it is worth it, also. 🙂
Especially worth it is the rose garden, as always…
What greater thing to say about a person?? (All the benches in the gardens feature a dedication.)
At the duck pond I noticed a duck that didn’t really seem to have adapted to the whole ‘tails up’ thing. To my advantage. 🙂
Also Andrej I had to say farewell to and now I am all alone here at the end of the world. Strange feeling…
But only one time more to sleep. Then my parents are going to land here in Wellington!
I still can’t believe it… You’ll hear from us in time. 😉
