Day 367: Rivendell & Wellington

Ends up our accommodation last night was a Māori farm so we enjoyed evening goat visitors at the window and sleepy pigs on our way out.

We spent time hiking around Kaitoke Regional Park where scenes from Rivendell were shot. Our bodies were still sore from hiking and touring so we quickly made our way down to Wellington and ate lunch at an Irish Pub; best fish and chips of the trip.

For Wellington, we decided to stay at a hostel and signed up for a beer pong tournament (as 31 year olds) to pregame for a night out. The hostel host set everything up and then…left. Our trio stepped up, organized teams, and kept the games flowing until a clear winner emerged. When people were not playing, they sat around the table drinking and chatting.

We met Andrien from Poland, Courtney from Canada, Miles from South Carolina, and Viren from New Zealand (Hamilton Area). It was a solid squad we found ourselves in. Our trio ran out to grab more drinks and Chinese dumplings and we fed the young folks 🤣 Viren the designated local brought us all downtown to a club that we weren’t dressed properly for. The music / DJ was cool, but people dropped off 1 by 1.

We eventually met two Irish lads and followed them to a Welsh pub. Kieran got into a silly drunken argument because they said the Welsh pub was the best Irish pub in town. Kieran was adamant it couldn’t be the best Irish pub because it didn’t have Guinness. This went back and forth for awhile and we eventually made our way home. We ate left over noodles and drank a bunch of water before crashing.

Hostel: Global Trek Backpackers

Restaurant:
JJs Irish Pub
Dumpling’d

Spots:
Kaitoke Regional Park
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