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Wellington: Food Glorious Food

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Food Glorious Food The view from the roof of Te Papa We took the long bus journey from Kaikoura the next morning towards the coastal town of Picton at the north of the South Island. From here we boarded the Interislander ferry to head towards Wellington. On our three hour ferry journey over Cook's straight we passed many fabulous islands and even a few groups of dolphins that swam towards the boat. Alas, to Olivia's disappointment there were no whales to be seen. The deck was a little windy Soon we were winding our way towards Wellington bay, houses were nestled on the hills surrounding us as if a somewhat eclectic stacked city. We stepped outside to see the luscious hills and blue water and were buffeted by the wind, after walking around the deck and back into the main body of the ship we made a horrific discovery. The quiff that we thought we'd killed after our exploits in Fiji was back... The return of the Fijian Quiff... Wellington itself is a sm...