Auckland - Wellington

Got on the (a lot smaller plane!) to Wellington. The flight was nice, there was even a screen with triva questions on to keep you amused - got one right about Eastenders! There wasn't a lot to see but the sae for a long time out the window. Then I got a shock! The plane flew over a big snow covered volcano! (I think it was Mount Taranaki!) So cool! Already feeling like I need to plan a few trips there! :D

 The weather got a little worse as I headed further south over some more snow mountains - it really is winter here! Finally I descended down through the harbour and landed in Wellington, the capital and my home for the next year!

I waited for my bags to come and when they did - one was completely ripped the whole way down! I got my bags and was met by a student from the university - he was from Samoa, it was pretty interesting talking to him. First think I noticed about Wellington was the hills - so steep and everywhere! I got to my accommodation, it looked pretty nice but it was completely EMPTY! ...it was supposed to be move in day!

The person who collected me had to ring someone to open the front door when they did I signed a form and got taken to my room and briefly met my Resident Assistant who lived on the floor. And that was it... it was so strange! I was really tired but it was only 1pm! So I took a shower and went for a quick walk around the town. When I came back I didn't have any bed linen so had a really rubbish night sleep in an absolutely deserted place. My room is on a corridor of around 22 people and there are shared bathrooms, it's mixed (although noone told me this before I arrived even thought I applied for female accomdation! :( ) It was definitely a major anticlimax to the trip...