The Hurricanes

Friday 22nd February

Spent the day exploring Wellington today or more accurately you could say that Sam, Jas and I soaked up the atmosphere by having a leisurely breakfast, a bit of retail therapy and visiting the Te Papa museum.

The museum is actually really impressive. It is THE museum of New Zealand and being free of charge we were told it was well worth a visit. The building itself is huge and there are loads of different exhibitions within it. These range from one on volcanoes to sea mammals and the maori heritage.

We then had to rush back to the hostel as we discovered that the bus was dropping people off at the rugby stadium and to save our legs we were keen not to miss out. Ok so I am the least likely person to attend a rugby game (especially as I have absolutely no interest in the sport at home). But as everyone was going I didn't want to miss out. New Zealands team the Hurricanes were playing against Australia's Reds. The game was actually quite enjoyable with loads of entertainment and a great atmosphere. Which probably helped by the fact that the Hurricanes actually won. Afterwards we headed into town for a few too many jager bombs lethal stuff...