Wellington

We were up at 1.15am to fly out of Rarotonga on Tuesday for the 4 hour flight to Auckland only to find it was Thursday when we arrived! The great administrator had simply taken a day away and who knows what I might have acheived on that day. Something to do with crossing the Internationl Date Line. From Auckland in the dark to a lovely morning in Wellington. Wonderful to see Wellington from the air with its bays and with houses built up the valleys and hills.
We spent some time in the fabulous national museum 'Te Papa' which translates as 'Our Place'. The history and culture of NZ in a great building on the waterfront.
From there up the cable car to the Botanical Gardens which occupied us for 3 or 4 hours.
Day 2 saw us taking it easy as we were exhausted by such a long day yesterday. First stop the Cricket Museum and, YES, it was very interesting.
Now to concentrate on the cafe culture of this relaxed city. Plenty of people lots going on and no hassell.