Friday – Drive to Wellington

We left lake Taupo around 9:00 a.m. to drive down to Wellington. We stopped at a small charming town about half way down called Levine. The kids had to eat at McDonalds and as we drove through the small center of town looking at all the charming little shops; I couldn’t help but comment to Marge that a single Wal-mart would destroy this cities charm, the small shops, and the uniqueness of this city. I hope they don’t ever open one here.

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The whole drive down from Lake Taupo to Wellington was truly scenic. Many rustic farms with green pastuers, valleys and hills sprinkled with sheep and cows throughout. We arrived at our hotel around 3:00 p.m. The hotel we’re staying at is the most neo-modern we’ve ever encountered. Internet access here has been surperb and I’ll hopefully post some more pictures later tonight (there is a fully functional PC here so no more hacks). We took a quick walk around downtown and over to the boardwalk where we took some scenic shots. We visited a few shops and picked up some foodstuffs (groceries) and headed back to our hotel for dinner.