Wellington 2015

So before I crossed  the ditch people told me that Wellington had the Nickname Windy Wellington. And boy did it live up to its name. Flying into Wellington was awful. Really bumpy and up and down because of the windy.

The first day we landed at 7am and went and had some breakfast at the Maranui Cafe. This cafe is about a 5 minute drive from the airport and looks over the ocean.  Even though it was so cold and windy it was lovely having breakfast with that view. As the others were finishing breakfast I walked into the cold and watched the crazy surfers brace the ice cold wind and water. All I could think of when I watched them in the water was "Stuff that!"

We jumped back on the bus and headed to the Weta Caves. I hadnt done alot of research on the Weta Caves before we went. But from the sound of there name I was expecting a ride? Something scary? I didn't really know. When we got there I was shocked that it wasnt what I expected at all. It was a workshop where they made all the Lord of the Rings Props and costumes. And a few other feature films props aswell. It was actually pretty cool. We got a behind the scenes tour. Got to see props and hear about what it takes to make all of this.

The tour went for over an hour. And then we got back on the bus and headed to Te Papa Muesum. This Muesum was located right on the bays edge and in the centre of town. When I saw Te Papa on our itinerary I wasnt to fussed if I saw it or not. A museum is just a museum right.... Wrong! It was amazing. We had a bit of a rushed tour, but we went in an Earthquake simulator, we got taught alot about NZ history and there marine life. But the absolute  best part of Te Papa Muesum was there world war 2 exhibition. I know your probably thinking...... Really Sar? An exhibition about the war? But it was really amazing and you cant miss it. The exhibition is made up of 8 peoples diaries from the war. A nurse, solders, capitians ect. Its done in a war that it is very interactive and emotion. It shows the condition that these soliders lived in, who many lives were lost, what they ate. What they thought.

The weta caves made life size statues of these people who kept diaries to tell there stories. There is one man (statue) in the exhibition who is sitting down eating a can of spam. This can and him is covered in flies. They explain that those flies were every where, on the soliders, on dead bodies, on there food. It was a real eye opener for me for what they psychically went through. I would highly recommend. 

We then had lunch next door. And headed on to our seal safari. We got into this little 4wd and drove half an hour to see the seal colonies.  Amazing... the bumpy drive was so worth it. 

After seeing these little fur babies. We ended up going back to the hotel getting changed and going out to india for dinner.... such a busy but amazing day.