Day 37 - Welliington, New Zealand

Friday, we were in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. It is known as the Windy City as it is classified as the windiest city in the world. Wellington sits at the south end of the north island of New Zealand.  Luckily, we were there on one of their few light wind days. Instead of seeing the outdoor scenery, my tour was "Craft Beer, Chocolate &  Coffee". I visited 2 craft breweries where we sampled 4 of  their beers at each. We also visited a small factory were they make artisan chocolates. Kathy took a tour that visited some of the highlights of the city. Most of the time we take the same tours but on occasion, we do separate ones based on oure interests

early morning, I did more moon and planet watching

The south coast of the north island before sunrise

along the coast

sun is about to rise

approaching Wellington harbour

the cargo wharf with red pine logs to be shipped and the rugby/soccer/cricket stadium

Captain Jonathan watching the docking closely

another cruise ship was also in port

our guide

the coffee

part of our group enjoying a coffee

one of the beers

we had some food also

more beer

walking to the next location

they explain how they make the chocolates from the cacao beans

a crushed cacao bean

a display of their products

the next micro brewery

an explanation  of the process

some of their products