On the journey down from Lake Taupo there was an horrendous accident involving a car/trailer with a wagon and drag logger. There were three cars with stock cars on trailers in convoy...one of them decided to overtake his mates and didn't make it he was embedded into the side of the logger's trailer .
The driver died and the passenger was helical to hospital. The road was closed for three hours whilst the police carried out their investigations.. When I passed the scene I saw the car with the front end compressed into the body.. I could not get into the campsite at Napier because I was late in arriving and therefore kept going to Hastings. A one horse town and the shot the horse. Because the is Hawkes Bay wine country there are loads of immigrant workers, seasonally employed. They were hanging about the deserted town centre at night, no one else, no locals... Did not feel safe.
There were signs in the campsite warning visitors to lock up securely at night...glad to be away.
Next day the journey from Hastings to Wellington was straight forward..through some fantastic scenery,in particular gorges. Unfortunately there is no stopping permitted and no viewing places, so no photos. I found a camp area five minutes drive from the ferry terminal and with a bus stop into town at the end of the driveway...sorted. I went into Wellington city centre which was heaving (Saturday) with shoppers. This capital city is compact with shops taking up most of the city centre.
I was attracted by noises from a bar and of course had to investigate...the cricket was on the TVs with the black caps (NZs) anhialating the Aussie batsmen. Really getting into the cricket.
The wifi is very poor and even where I have to pay for it the speed is so slow...hence the lack of photos and blog posts. If it cannot be saved at the time it is lost forever
Currently sitting on the ferry to the South Island which is similar to the Stranraer to Larne ferry except there is a school of Dolphins exciting a group of German girls...you don't get that in the Irish Sea. Next door they are showing the movie Frozen ...I now reckon I known the words to the song.
I am keeping this brief as I am not sure I can get it saved...watch this space.
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