The Capital

After 2 months of travelling we are increasingly noticing that days of not doing anything special and days of research and booking things are also part of the deal. Today was going to be such a day. Our bus to Wellington only left at 15:00. So we had some time in the morning to book accommodation for the South Island and inform ourselves about the Abel Tasman Coastal Walk, one of the so called Great Walks of New Zealand. We also decided to cook for lunch instead of dinner since our bus would arrive in the late evening in Wellington. The bus ride itself took 5 long hours including a short stopover in Bulls - a town were people find themselves very funny 😉

The hostel in Wellington was mainly decided based on its location: right next to the transport hub where our InterCity bus arrived and where our shuttle bus to the ferry would leave the next morning. After making our beds and eating a bread with salami dinner, we wanted to go to the supermarket around the corner, but for whatever reason it was closed. Not having time in the morning we walked a bit around to find an open supermarket so we'd have a breakfast to eat. Then we slept in probably the least comfortable beds so far this trip (including our tent mattresses!), in which it felt like the mattress had a sinkhole in the center.Read more