Day 54 – February 27 – Wellington, New Zealand
Photos
Kelsey and Jan ready to travel to Zealandia
New Zealand lumber bound for Indonesia
Zealandia welcome center
Movie explaining the change in New Zealand as civilization arrived
Our guide – Rory – explains why pine trees are growing in an area that didn’t have pines
Selfie on the dam that created the Zealandia lake
Pied shag on a nest
Selfie as we walk around the lake
Putaputaweta (bucket-of-water tree)
Fantail from the front
Fantail in flight from the back
Fantail from the side
Nertera berries
Rory displays the silver fern
2 saddleback birds in the hallow of a tree
White gill fungus
Former home of a kiwi – sticks at the bottom were placed to see if a kiwi has returned (a kiwi would clear these away)
New Zealand robin
Stitchbird
Putaputaweta (bucket-of-water tree) overhangs the path in the forest
Kaka (parrot)
2 kaka operating the feeding bins
Kakas eating
Wellington tree weta
Tuatara in den
Gecko
Gecko
Tuatara
Tuatara
Kawakawa tree leaves
Beehive building
Wellington Cable Car entrance
Waiting for the cable car to arrive
Riding up in the cable car
Riding in the Wellington Cable Car
Panorama of Wellington – MSC Magnifica at left
Wellington Cable Car going down the hill
Selfie – MSC Magnifica above the “AC” in Dick’s hat
Traditional Māori greeting
Display in the restaurant this evening
Kelsey’s pet tautara
Time lapse leaving Wellington