By Northern Explorer to Cambridge

The Northern Explorer is a scenic train trip that travels from Wellington up to Auckland. I went as far as Te Rapa, the station for Hamilton, where my brother and sister-in-law came to pick me up as I was going to stay a few days with them in nearby Cambridge.

It was a grey, gloomy day as we left Wellington, but it got sunnier the further north we went. There is an observation car on the train, and it was popular with photographers.Læs mere