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Trains are loaded on the lower deck  
   

Trains are loaded on the lower deck

trains are ferried across to Wellington too
Here begins our North Island adventure

April 16th 2013
Tuesday, 16th April - Day Thirteen: now in the North Island and a trip to the magnificent Te Papa Museum in Wellington, capital of NZ, and onto Upper Hutt, a short distance, but we get lost in Wellington during the rush hour and arrive after dark. I am somewhat appeased to hear that several other couples also misread directions and got lost too. The Bluebridge Interisland Ferry left at 1 ... read more
Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Wellington

New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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