On the road again...

Ohakune was an interesting place. Very 'local' is probably the best way of describing it. There are only about 3 bars worth going to and they're mostly empty. It was early in the season, and school holidays, so this would explain the incredibly young crowd who were out on the Tuesday night (resort staff night out).

Then the big funky 70s disco night on Thursday in the Powderkeg seemed to be mainly staff too. It was all a bit inbred as they all stood around in their own groups without any real interaction. All in all, it's good for short bursts so hopefully I'll get back there a couple more times this winter. But I couldn't have stuck it for any extended period. So when I was considering doing the season and didn't bother....correct decision.

Off to Wellington then. We arrived late on Friday and due to the big Thursday night we kept it quiet. The YHA in Wellington is a great budget place to stay. A little boring (the nature of the YHA's versus the other backpacker places), but we couldn't get in anywhere else. The Saturday night was going to be a biggun so we did a bit of sight seeing during the day. First up - the zoo, and more importantly....the chimps....

Some real quality action here as they clapped and gestured for food to be thrown to them by the keeper then caught with the sort of skill that would put the English slip corden to shame.