Wellington is on the southeastern tip of the North Island and is the capital of New Zealand. It is the second largest city in New Zealand, and is the world’s most southerly capital city. Its nickname is Windy Wellington and boy, did they get that one right! As soon as we stepped off the boat we felt the wind along with the rain – brrr! We spent most of the day in a fabulous free museum called Te Papa – it has everything you ever wanted to know about New Zealand. And to top it off, it has a colossal squid on display, which was pretty darn amazing to see. After the museum we wandered into town and checked out the Cuba Mall area, which was a fun, hip area with lots of restaurants and cafes. Their coffee bars had a couple of menu items we’d never seen before and so had to try: a flat white and a long black. Both were very good. Walking back to the boat the rain was coming down in sheets, horizontally, and the wind was so strong at times I thought it would blow both of us back down the street! It was good for one day – at the end of it I was ready to move on to someplace warmer!
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