At the beggining of May, I went with Bastien and a french couple his friends (Cynthia and Mathieu) to Matiu/Somes island, which is the island situated just in the midle of Wellington (both names are officially recognized, since Matiu has Maori origin and Somes came afterwards, when europeans have settled down).
It was a pleasant evening...we spent really nice time there, though not enough...since, because the last boat back was too early (about 4.30pm) and we have arrived there too lat (maybe at about 3.00pm). Anyway, we had time to have a little picnic in the island and take a few pictures (though the weather was not perfect):
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| Matiu/Somes island |
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| Cynthia and Mathieu's love van |
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| Wellington, from the boat, in the way to Somes/Matiu island |
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| The 3 french in the island |
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| Tuatara - cute lizard :) |
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| Litle islands around Matiu/Somes island |
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| Vegetation in the island...Wellington is visible from here |
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| From here, you can see Lower Hutt, the place where I work |
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| The boat who brough us from the island back to Wellington |
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| Wellington from the boat |
After the boat trip...we have spent some time in the city center, namely in Te Papa museum (National Museum of New Zealand). This museum is huge!!!
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| Maori place I, in Te Papa museum |
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| Maori place II, in Te Papa museum |
In the m,idle of May, it seems to be my birthday...so, this time, after a long time, I decided to organize some dinner for my birthday...actually, it was no Friday, 13th...and, for the superstitious, we manage to get to Saturday, 14th - which is my actual birthday...it was a long and lovely evening/night...
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| Playing with dinousaurs - part I |
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| Playing with dinousaurs - part II |
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| Playing with dinousaurs - part III |
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| Planning the night? |
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| Happy faces I |
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| Happy faces II |
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| The french cops |
The following pictures were taken during a long journey that me and Bastien did from northeast to southeast Wellington...Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Eastbourne, Wainuiomata south coast and back to Wainuiomata...
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| Somewhere in Wainuiomata |
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| We had to change our plans...bigger track than planned |
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| At the top of Wainuiomata hill...view to Lower Hutt, Matiu/Somes island and, behind the island, Wellington |
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| We could see the mountain in the south island, topped with a bit of snow |
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| The ship, coming from south island to Wellington |
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| South coast of Wainuiomata (other side of the harbour, taking Wellington as reference) - I |
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| South coast of Wainuiomata (other side of the harbour, taking Wellington as reference) - II |
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| A death wale |
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| A ship wreck |
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| South coast of Wainuiomata (other side of the harbour, taking Wellington as reference) - III |
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| Turning back to north (back to the Wainuiomata direction) |
