Monday 16 April 2012

Back to Wellington


We boarded the morning InterIslander Ferry to Wellington and sailed through the magnificent Queen Charlotte Sound once again.  

We had a smooth crossing of the Cook Strait in warm sunshine and docked at Wellington at 1.45pm.  This is our final full day in New Zealand.  Tomorrow we’ll fly back to Sydney after breakfast on the Waterfront and a final walk around Wellington City.

A few facts:
  • 80% of Wellington’s domestic power is wind generated.  It would be 100% except that it is too windy to run the windmills 20% of the time.
  • There are more sheep than people in NZ.
  • NZ produces some of the world’s best white wines.
  • Petrol is expensive, around $NZ2.20 per litre (about $A1.80).
  • Milk is expensive, up to $3 per litre.
  • Until humans came to NZ 1,000 years ago it was 90% forest and 10% grasslands.  Now it’s 90% grasslands and 10% forest.
  • Flax grows everywhere.
  • Wellington City has really good sponsored free WiFi available in most of the cafes.
  • NZ is a GREAT place for a holiday!
Our next post will be from Australia.

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