Day 28 – February 12, 2011 – Wellington, New Zealand

This morning was cool and cloudy but the rain held off.  We had a slow start to the morning and then took the shuttle bus into Wellington City Centre.  It is a very nice town and because it is Saturday, it was not crowded.  We walked around a bit and got Fred a couple of things he needed at one of the department stores.  Everyone is so friendly here. 

There is a cable car right in town that takes you up a small hill to the Botanic Gardens.  Mom and I had ridden the cable car when we were here in 2006, but Fred had not been up.  We walked around a bit on top, took a couple of pictures, and then rode the car back down.

We walked down to the water front, Queen’s Quay, to be exact where we found a nice restaurant for fish and chips.  Fred says his the best he has ever had!  We walked back to the shuttle stop but stopped first at a flower shop to get some valentine flowers for our room.

We are sailing now as we left about 5:00pm on our way to Christchuch.  We are going to have dinner with a couple from Oklahoma City.  They had dinner one night with Tom and Martha and when Tom introduced them, they said – oh are you the friends of Jan and Fred?  They had been reading my blog..so Tom and Martha are now celebrities – I tell them.