With the north island weather forecasting rain for the foreseeable future, we opted to head towards a city, Wellington that is. We required a double take. Hilly city on the bay complete with cable cars, electric buses and funky cafes? All we needed was Alcatraz and we could have been home.
Our first day was sunny - best weather of the summer - we were told. We parked Big Green at the waterfront campervan site near the Queen’s Wharf and enjoyed the weekend watching a college crew competition, jogging around the harbor, and getting back into city life. Unfortunately the last week we’ve experienced daily howling rain storms and Chicago-style gale force winds. Our sanity has been maintained via our roaming book stores, lounging around coffee shops, and renting DVD’s. (Our van has a DVD player but no TV channels. P.S. Who knew DVD stores were still in business?) We even decided to buy six sessions at a Crossfit gym - this was partially for our physical health, but perhaps more important for our mental health... so we wouldn’t kill each other... 24 hours x 7 days a week in a van... in frigid downpour... enough said. Actually, our spirits are surprisingly high - we’re trying to stay warm in our merino wool (it’s amazing!), eat healthy (incredible meat here), and hit the gym to eliminate our cabin fever. This may be a country of sheep, rugby, and rain but it’s pretty darn near perfect.
Terry tells me all the time....that would be the one place overseas he could see himself living!
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