Martinborough

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Sunday 17 November

A travelling day today, but an interesting start in Napier, the windscreen of the hire car had developed a crack overnight. Quelle Horreur!! There followed multiple phone calls from PL accompanied by much pacing up and down and running of hands through hair, whilst the rest of us tucked into breakfast! The result was we drove down to Wellington with said crack and it moved not an inch, so all was well.
We stopped at Martinborough, about 100 kms north of the capital, as it is a small town renowned for its boutique wineries. When we arrived the place was heaving, and it's only small. It emerged that we had turned up just too late to immerse ourselves in a food and wine open Sunday, with all wineries open for business. Probably as well, as someone would have lost out, to be able to drive the rest of the way to Wellington. Looked really interesting mind and to test it out we had a great Martinborough Pinot Noir at dinner tonight. Lovely restaurant around the corner from the hotel. Boulcott Street Bistro, a lovely clapperboard quirky house, the original home of John Plinner the founder of the New Zealand Company.
We are off to explore Wellington tomorrow-will let you know.Read more