My apologies. It's been two weeks since I've posted last, and in that time quite a bit has happened. I'm back in Auckland, which I prefer far less than Wellington. I met up with my friend, and, among other things, went Glowworm Tubing, which has been one of the neatest things I've done on this trip. In less exciting news, I've downloaded the Google Phone SDK, and have been trying to learn it.

The hostel at which I've been staying has free Internet, and I've settled somewhat back into my old routine: Run at night, make a post, work on projects, sleep. I'm positive this will get disrupted on Friday, when I go to Fiji, but at the very least I'll write posts on Sparky and be able to backdate them when I get to a terminal. Overall I think I prefer the Livejournal interface to the Blogger interface, which tends to be kind of wonky, or at the very least unfamiliar.

Therefore, this shall be my last posting on blogger. Future updates can be read at my Livejournal page, which I try to update nightly.

Wandering about Wellington

It's Saturday, and thus far it has yet to be clear enough for the observatory to be open. If it's not clear tonight, I'll just have to wait until I get back to Auckland to go to an observatory, or just look up at the sky when I get to Fiji.

I did the City to Sea walk on Wednesday, and my calves still hurt. Thursday I explored Wellington some more, and ended up walking to the airport. It wasn't nearly so hilly as the walk to the sea -- it was along the bay the entire way -- but it was still walking, which means my calves hurt even more. But walking is fun, so I really don't mind.

Yesterday was spent in the Wellington: City and Sea museum, which had as one of the displays "101 stories", which told of one event that has occurred every year from 1900 to 2000. It was a very interesting exhibit, and ended up consuming most of my afternoon. I spent the evening reinstalling Windows on my laptop, a process which I ought to complete today. Not every day can be perfect.

Wellington: City to Sea

I have just finished Wellington's City-to-Sea walk, running from Wellington to Island Bay. It involved three hours of walking, much of that up hills and down. It also involved gorgeous views and wonderful solitude, a welcome change from hostel life.

It was lent a bit of excitement, as on the radio today I heard the words "drizzle" and "afternoon" used in the same sentence, though I'm not sure the exact phrasing. The clouds began rolling in about halfway through my walk, which made me start to worry. However, as I write this (sitting in a fish and chips shop), the weather remains sunny.

If it stays clear, I hope to go to the observatory tonight. The main observatory is closed for refurbishment, but there are two others located in Wellington Botanical Gardens, which are just a short walk from my hostel. Otherwise, I'll find something else to do, probably involving reading.