Wellington is wonderful. I'm staying at a house that is on the top of the hill, looking down over the city and bay. The wind sings all day and night sometimes, which makes hanging out in the house feel extra-cozy. I've been knitting and baking. But there is a whole city to explore. And a wonderful one!
I spent most of my week enjoying free city activities such as the library and various used book stores. I read the entire Harry Potter #6 book without purchasing it or getting a library card. This is definitely backpacker behavior! I also hung out at Te Papa, a superb (and free) museum. I spent several hours there throughout the week and would gladly spend more. There's four floors with all types of exhibits from art to science, including a colossal squid. The squid is the only one in the world on display. They also had a video that showed how the caught the dying squid and froze it. Then puzzled over how to unfreeze it...
The blue whale skeleton along the ceiling on the right was impressive..
As was the giant macabre aquarium (see the cute dolphin!)
I got to see many of the birds of New Zealand, at least those that aren't extinct. (there are at least 91 extinct NZ species)
I also went to a knitting group at a local bar. Lovely!
After about half an hour with my head in my scarf, I looked up and realized how funny it was to be in the middle of a bar with a bunch of knitters. We were getting some looks. The table next to use was a couple sipping wine, and next to them were some college boys drinking pitchers of beer and playing a giant game of Jenga.
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