18.01 When Prince William came to town!

There was a lot of excitement in Wellington for the visit of Prince William. So as we were in the area, Jo and I decided to head down to the Supreme Court to view the future King of England.

With some clever positioning between two groups of kids (one with some flowers) I managed to get into the second row. After an hour's wait under warm clear blues skies (only the third one of the summer so far) Jo joined me again after returning to work.

The Prince arrives in a Crown Limousine, and Jo gets a special wave!

Just after the Prince shook my hand, as he looks for the next one coming out at him from the crowd!

The Prince continues down the line, with the press catching every shake!

The following video was taken from One News. Look out for me at 1:03 standing in the crowd (in the yellow T) as Abby does her piece to camera, and then at 1:39 standing behind the really annoying girl in purple being interviewed.

04.12 Wellington Phoenix versus Melborune Victory

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29.11 Wellington Botanical Gardens - The Rose Garden

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31.10 Halloween Fun

The one and only 'Compost Monster'!

The Bloody Bogan Baker and Cruella - wonder what they're cooking up?

Cat Woman & the Bogan Baker discuss the finer points of hair pieces!

Naughty Dalmatian! Cruella gets a little surprise!

The Bloody Bogan Baker with a Boner!

27.09 Wellington Zoo

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06-09.05 Wellington

We had arranged a reconnaissance trip to Wellington for a couple of days to see if we'd like to live & work there.

We left cold & clear Christchurch for the unpredictable weather of Wellington.

The view across Wellington Harbour to the snow-capped mountain ranges in the distance.

No trip to Wellington can be complete without a ride on the Wellington Cable Car!

A short bus ride out from the city takes you to The Hutt. This is the view of Wellington from Petone Beach.

Installation Art - Fern Ball above Civic Square.


From the Waterfront - Panoramic of Wellington City & more installation art, Solace in the Wind.

Writing this post nine months down the line, I guess you can say that we loved the feel of Wellington and what it had to offer. In fact it felt very much like a mini-Melbourne, but not quite as warm!