With our optimistic heads on (it had been raining all night, and showed no signs of stopping) we drove out for the day to see some of the City’s sights that were only reachable by driving.
First stop was Ben’s request for the day, The Weta Cave…get ready all you film boffs!
WETA is a multi Academy Award winning company whose artists and craftsmen have worked on the special effects of The Lord Of The Rings, Avatar, and King Kong to name a few. Experiencing the Weta Cave is a truly unique experience, where we came face to face with some of the films characters, props and displays.
We also stayed to watch the exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ film, which showed interviews with its co-founders, including Peter Jackson.
Next stop was Nicola’s request of the day…Red Rocks, where a 5km walk would get us to a fur seal colony. Now, we would love to be able to say we made it, but the weather was truly abysmal and we got drenched just by turning our gas on!
So, after having lunch in the car park watching the Interisland Ferry struggling across from the South Island we drove back to the camp site. In the late afternoon we caught the bus into town and had a wander…buying some thermals in preparation for our imminent departure to the South Island.
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