Friday, 31 January 2025 - Today we explore Wellington at the southern tip of the North Island.
The Fur Seals were out. At first, they were hard to see as they are the same color as the rocks. Then you begin to distinguish them. This big boy is not hiding.
He would disappear and move around the kale.
Walking down Lambton Quay street to the Wellington Cable Car, which takes passengers to the top of the Wellington Botanical Garden and then an easy walk down the trails of the botanical gardens back to town.
It was late in the summer, so few great flowers.
Separate burial areas were designated for Anglicans, Jews, and Roman Catholics. Many notable citizens of the town are buried there, including William Wakefield, Wellington's founder.
The upper lighthouse constructed in 1859, is no longer in operation, however, the lower lighthouse is still active.
