Today was mostly spent driving toward Wellington, the capital, and enjoying the scenery.
On the way we had lunch with one of Dad's work colleagues in a cafe. New Zealand is magical!! I love just gazing out the window at the beautiful land - the hills and snow capped mountains and towns. Also, tourism radio plays 24/7. It uses an integrated GPS system that automatically transmits history and anecdotes about our surroundings. Its pretty sweet but I know I'm going to get sick of the songs because there aren't enough on the playlist. We passed through a town called Upper Hutt and tourism radio told us that it has more soccer players than rugby players - now that's my kind of town!! When we finally reached Wellington, it was downpouring and blowing a gayle!! Apparently that's typical Wellington weather. New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum was the perfect place to visit. We went in a virtual earthquake room, saw a collosal squid, and learned so much about New Zealand history through fun, interactive exhibits. Afterward we got some dinner at a mall and I made Lindsey try bubble tea for the first time! We got coconut flavour - she loved it.
On the way we had lunch with one of Dad's work colleagues in a cafe. New Zealand is magical!! I love just gazing out the window at the beautiful land - the hills and snow capped mountains and towns. Also, tourism radio plays 24/7. It uses an integrated GPS system that automatically transmits history and anecdotes about our surroundings. Its pretty sweet but I know I'm going to get sick of the songs because there aren't enough on the playlist. We passed through a town called Upper Hutt and tourism radio told us that it has more soccer players than rugby players - now that's my kind of town!! When we finally reached Wellington, it was downpouring and blowing a gayle!! Apparently that's typical Wellington weather. New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa Museum was the perfect place to visit. We went in a virtual earthquake room, saw a collosal squid, and learned so much about New Zealand history through fun, interactive exhibits. Afterward we got some dinner at a mall and I made Lindsey try bubble tea for the first time! We got coconut flavour - she loved it.
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