Justin & Angie explore Wellington Part 1

March 18th, our Aaron's brother, Justin, and his beautiful bride, Angie flew half way around the world to visit us. We had been looking forward to their arrival for a few months. It crept by. Slowly. As excited as we were about it, it was also,  a bit of pressure. "Hey, we are spending tons of money traveling half way around the world to visit you. We better have fun" (neither of them actually said this, or anything close to it).

Our plan was to show them a few sites around Wellington, for a few days and relax. Then on Monday take a ferry to the South Island, where we would drive South until we didn't feel like driving anymore, and then camp our way back to the Northern part of the South Island, where we would relax in a bach for a few nights, and then take the ferry back to Wellington on Sunday. Pretty well thought out, right?

Day 1, we had a relaxed morning, and in the afternoon went to Makara Beach, which is approximately 15km from our house. After exploring the beach we perused the Botanic Gardens and then walked to the waterfront, downtown.

Day 2, we had another relaxed morning (it is a common theme around here), and then took a pleasant drive around the bays. It was nice to go at our own pace, and pull over for pictures, if we want, or explore the beach. We also pulled over, and enjoyed a nice lunch at the Chocolate Fish, and then capped it off by going to Mount Victoria, to take in the view of the city and sea.

Part 2...We head to the South Island!