how's my drinking?

Saturday night was spent at an eco-lodge in River Valley.  Although Jane and I cooked a chilli-con-carne for 25peeps (who paid!!) it was rather relaxing and eventless, as we chose not to go either rafting (done it before!) nor horse-riding!

Sunday (22nd) we arrived in the capital about 7pm: just in time to check-in to the dorm then hit the basement bar for the free pubquiz!!  We entered a team with 2 others from the bus and won!  Got 2 free bevvies each, a beanie, and best of all a free night stay each!!  Not bad ontop of the specials we got at Taupo for being NZ’s first to book online!!

The weather yesterday (Monday 23rd) was exceptionally good, so we made the most of it by buying a travel pass and going up Mt Victoria – great

What you looking at?!

 360 views of Wellington harbour and bays; then down and up the other side to the Botanical Gardens (I say!) and the Carter Observatory.  Spend a good 2hours there inc a Planetarium show.  Got the classic Chinese takeaway you see on telly – the ones in the fold away cardboard containers, complete with chopsticks!!