We've got to Wellington, and it's blowing a gale - which is, apparently, fairly typical. It was very gusty for a large part of the way here, which made the driving somewhat interesting as we crossed the hills north of Wellington.
We started with a visit to Otatara Pa - one of the largest and most ancient Maori fort sites in Hawke's Bay. Then we travelled down to Mount Bruce to go to the Pukaha wildlife centre. It was pouring with rain but we did meet a very friendly Kokako that was bred there, and saw Kaka, Tui, Whitehead and NZ Pigeon from the Cafe balcony.
Then we went to Upper Hutt, and searched round for the Silver Stream Railway - a preserved steam railway that runs each Sunday. We eventually found it and discovered they were running an Avonside engine built in Bristol in 1877 - but Karen won't let me post a picture of that so you've got one of the Pa instead.
We started with a visit to Otatara Pa - one of the largest and most ancient Maori fort sites in Hawke's Bay. Then we travelled down to Mount Bruce to go to the Pukaha wildlife centre. It was pouring with rain but we did meet a very friendly Kokako that was bred there, and saw Kaka, Tui, Whitehead and NZ Pigeon from the Cafe balcony.
Then we went to Upper Hutt, and searched round for the Silver Stream Railway - a preserved steam railway that runs each Sunday. We eventually found it and discovered they were running an Avonside engine built in Bristol in 1877 - but Karen won't let me post a picture of that so you've got one of the Pa instead.
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