A cold and early start this morning, as we had a 5 hour road trip down south ahead of us. We were rewarded with beautiful sunrise views on our journey though, which made up for the chilly noses and toeses.

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It was just magical, hours of stunning scenery that made the long journey so much more interesting.

We were hoping to get to the Mt. Ruapehu cable car, but the roads were pretty icy and we didn’t want to get caught taking too long and then missing things we’d planned to do in Wellington. Thankfully, we made it to the city with enough time for some sushi lunch!

We then made our way up Mount Victoria for some pretty views in the sunshine, and back down again to the Weta Workshop. Kate and the children headed inside, while Martin took himself off for some local craft beer!

https://www.wetaworkshop.com/about-us/

A last minute decision to nab some tickets to the FIFA Women’s World Cup saw Martin and Elijah hurry off to the stadium this evening. Luckily it’s just down the road from our hotel.

And that is our whistle stop tour of Wellington done! Another early start tomorrow to catch the ferry to Picton on the South Island, where we hope to spend a few hours stopping at various interesting spots as we make our way down the coast to Kaikoura.