Day 1, Wellington

We arrived on time at Sydney airport for our flight. Unfortunately our plane did not. At the time we were due to board there was no plane. It arrived 10 minutes before departure so we started half an hour late. I declared our hiking gear (poles and boots) which meant a further hour to clear immigration. The border security were really nice and they had a job to do. We're on a holiday with no deadlines to meet.

We picked up our car for the trip. A Corolla sedan, 2013 (I think). And arrived at the YHA with a couple of minutes to spare. We're across the road from a New World supermarket and less than five minutes walk to the Bay. Unfortunately there is no off-street parking so we'll be doing a car sucks for the next few days.Read more