Kaikoura To Wellington
After a long day and a ferry ride across the Cook Straight I have arrived back in Wellington.
I didn’t get up to much yesterday in Kaikoura as the weather was pretty terrible. I met an old friend and went for a game of pool and then met about 10 people who had just started their trip on the Kiwi bus. We all had a few games of pool (including Killer) before we headed back to where we were staying.
Had a bit of a lay-in this morning but then headed for Picton where we got on the 1:15pm ferry. The weather is awful at the moment and it just won’t stop raining. Not that it bothers me that much as I am leaving tomorrow.
It also turns out that today was my last ever journey on the Kiwi Experience. I was thinking of making my own way back to Auckland anyway but after seeing the bus timetable today it turns out there is no bus from Taupo to Auckland on Saturday meaning if I hadn’t checked and had taken the bus I would have had to find alternative travel arrangements. If I hadn’t been able to do that I may have missed my flight.
As it happens there is an Intercity coach leaving Wellington tomorrow at 9:00am and arriving in Auckland at 8:20pm. I have booked the last seat on that bus – phew!
This means I will have 2 nights in Auckland before I fly home on Sunday 