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I promised myself that this would be a short blog but that was before I saw Wellington. Too sleepy to get up and out at 6:15 when the coffee boy came to the door, we turned on the in-room closed circuit TV camera to see the ship’s position and stayed in bed until we were docked. I didn’t realize for 12 hours what a mistake that was.
Wellington didn’t look like much initially. We were docked adjacent to a lumber yard about a mile from downtown. We decided to walk to town instead of taking the shuttle. The downtown is surrounded by hills with houses and apartments overlooking the city. It’s a small city even though it’s the capital of New Zealand. We wandered a little and then rode the cable car up to the botanical gardens. Before we left Ed had said he didn’t want to spend any time at the botanical gardens and I said OK, that I just wanted to see the rose garden. We ended up spending about 2 hours there because it was out of this world. By the end of the second hour Ed was in touch with his artistic side and was taking close up pictures of all the amazing flowers. The views from the top were breathtaking.
Wellington is divided into four quarters: Lambton Quarter has some of the most sophisticated and unique shops found nowhere else but New Zealand. Willis Quarter is a wonderful mix of shopping, civic buildings, galleries and the City to Sea Bridge. Cuba Quarter is funky, diverse, young and vibrant. And Courtenay Quarter is the heart of the entertainment district, with museums, movies and live theatre. We walked almost 8 miles exploring all 4 sections.
The waterfront is lively. It was Sunday so there was a clown show, a hula hoop contest for kids, a horse show, and water sports going on. I had to keep reminding myself that it is summer here. The weather was perfect; about 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
We were due to sail at 6PM and dinner was at 5:45. When we got to the dining room and I sat down I realized that I just couldn’t stay there; I had to witness our departure. I had missed watching our arrival into Lambton Harbor and I wasn’t going to miss seeing the ship sail out. So I told Ed to order my dinner and I took the camera and ran up to the front of the ship and I’m so glad I did. As I stood watching the indescribable views, I though to myself that I can eat a million dinners but I may never again have the opportunity to see this fantastic sight. I think Wellington is a place I could live happily ever after. And they say we haven’t seen the best of New Zealand yet!
Tomorrow we’ll be in Christchurch but it’s Super Bowl Monday and it sounds like most of our festivities will be on the ship.
Wellington didn’t look like much initially. We were docked adjacent to a lumber yard about a mile from downtown. We decided to walk to town instead of taking the shuttle. The downtown is surrounded by hills with houses and apartments overlooking the city. It’s a small city even though it’s the capital of New Zealand. We wandered a little and then rode the cable car up to the botanical gardens. Before we left Ed had said he didn’t want to spend any time at the botanical gardens and I said OK, that I just wanted to see the rose garden. We ended up spending about 2 hours there because it was out of this world. By the end of the second hour Ed was in touch with his artistic side and was taking close up pictures of all the amazing flowers. The views from the top were breathtaking.
Wellington is divided into four quarters: Lambton Quarter has some of the most sophisticated and unique shops found nowhere else but New Zealand. Willis Quarter is a wonderful mix of shopping, civic buildings, galleries and the City to Sea Bridge. Cuba Quarter is funky, diverse, young and vibrant. And Courtenay Quarter is the heart of the entertainment district, with museums, movies and live theatre. We walked almost 8 miles exploring all 4 sections.
The waterfront is lively. It was Sunday so there was a clown show, a hula hoop contest for kids, a horse show, and water sports going on. I had to keep reminding myself that it is summer here. The weather was perfect; about 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
We were due to sail at 6PM and dinner was at 5:45. When we got to the dining room and I sat down I realized that I just couldn’t stay there; I had to witness our departure. I had missed watching our arrival into Lambton Harbor and I wasn’t going to miss seeing the ship sail out. So I told Ed to order my dinner and I took the camera and ran up to the front of the ship and I’m so glad I did. As I stood watching the indescribable views, I though to myself that I can eat a million dinners but I may never again have the opportunity to see this fantastic sight. I think Wellington is a place I could live happily ever after. And they say we haven’t seen the best of New Zealand yet!
Tomorrow we’ll be in Christchurch but it’s Super Bowl Monday and it sounds like most of our festivities will be on the ship.
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