Wellington is hilly, seaside and very windy. It’s charming and youthful, the capital city with lots of students. More people live in Auckland, more than 1/3 of the population of the country, but I would probably choose Wellington over Auckland if I were asked.
We loaded the bus and headed out to finish the day with a geologist who tried to get us to understand uplift, subduction, tectonics…I struggled. Some of this is last day brain. I was anticipating the long flight and transition to the airport. Another part of the struggle is that I do better with classroom geology talk first because I have trouble picturing how the still, solid rocks, were moved into place.
And I did know myself. I took the time to make a note on this picture of an cliff. These rocks are 200 million years old, some of the oldest in New Zealand. But what a pretty day! It included a picnic lunch which was a very apt way to end a visit to a country with such beautiful outdoor resources.
Then comes the airport,
With a lovely sign that tells you to relax instead of posting the gate. We also discovered that you cannot buy chewing gum at the airport. They are afraid of it being stuck to the furniture and such.
We flew home and suddenly it was spring April showers.
