Kia Ora

Hello from sunny Wellington!

Today is Day Three of The Falafel Tour 2009, Part 1. So far we have encountered sleety ice rain, howling winds and sunshine. Nothing about the weather in Wellington seems certain.

The past three days have been spent wandering the streets of Wellington, exploring the Te Papa museum (pretty good), drinking many beers of NZ origin and "enjoying" the whip of the wind on our little faces.

It is a lively little city with some great architecture and strong coffees! I'm doing my best to avoid the shops - Cuba Street is crawling with op shops and concept stores - as my suitcase already weighs over 20kgs.

This afternoon we are off to Christchurch where more beer drinking and window shopping will occur before we pick up a car on Thursday and head to the mountains. The weekend saw snow to sea level on the east coast of the south island but that should have cleared today and we are expecting sunny, warm days for the rest of the week.

Until then, see you!