Wellington

We've made it to Wellington, and all I have to say is "THANK YOU GPS!". Some people may knock the technological saturation that modern society has, but I'm all for it. It doesn't hurt that I generally rule over it instead of the other way around, but I'm still all for it. The trip here would have been nigh impossible in my opinion, without it. Or at least we would have been VERY lost in Wellington looking for our lodging.

Speaking of the lodging...NICE! I was talking to the Jester about this, and we both agree on it. Either NZ really knows how to do it's tourism right, we've got a really good travel agent, or a little of both. Our lodings here are excellent, I mean really nice! There's 2 bedrooms, beds to sleep at least 3-4, a full kitchenette, and a bathroom with a jacuzzi tub. I feel a bit ashamed to admit that the bathroom here is both nicer laid out, nicer, and more spacious then the bathroom in my own home. And had I mentioned the toilets here in NZ? That's one of the little difference things, but it's a nicer setup here. They are, at least publically, very vocal and supportive of conservative movements. The effect on the toilets appears to have been that there are 2 buttons on each one, a half flush and full flush. This sounds trivally small, but it is actually highly useful. Strangely, for a place so big on conservation, their water pressure is INSANE. No wussy-fied showers here. You can sandblast your skin off with the sinks. I categorize this as awesome, although you have to watch your electronics near the sink, the first time you do that American flip-to-full-blast to fill your glass, as the water goes everywhere.

We're going to hit the Te Paupa(That's almost cetainly spelled wrong) museum today, and also take a tram ride up to the highest point in Wellington, should be really nice if the weather holds. It's gotten sunny out, very nice, but still cool. It's definately early spring here.