The last of Welly 2013

 Just finished packing my bags ready to set off on my adventure around New Zealand. Every nook and cranny in my rucksack has been filled; and that's without the large box I'm leaving in Wellington. How I'll cope when I come to go home I have no idea!
 I've had an action packed week trying to see everyone and join in with their last activities in Wellington. The week started with a bang (sorry) as I went to Lisa's house to watch Wellington's fire work display for Guy Fawkes (Why they celebrate this I do not know).
Many of my friends hadn't yet tried Strawberry Fare's mega desserts, so a group of us filled up on sweet delights there on Sunday, leaving us so stuffed we were barely able to walk home.

The weather was pretty miserable towards the beginning of the week so some of us took a trip to the observatory where we learnt about both the science of outer space and the Maori legends derived from the stars. It was interesting to see the night sky from this up-side-down point of view;  the stars which make up Orion back home depict a pot here. That evening the University provided all the internationals with pizza, a nice break from cooking.

 The weather picked up on Thursday, so after doing my last cleaning job of the year (the couple were really sweet and left me a bottle of wine); about 10 of us made the most of living on the coast by jumping into the (rather chilly) water.
It was great fun despite the large crowds that gathered to watch us jump. I regretted being so daring when I got to the top of the highest platform and realised how many people were there, armed with cameras, no chance of backing out! I now have a rather burnt nose as despite slapping on layers of sun cream the sun here was too intense for me.
It was my flat mate Matilde's birthday so I made enchiladas and baked her an chocolate and orange drizzle cake to eat, accompanied by my cleaning wine, with Russell and Amanda. 

 Today Matilde finally finished her exams so we took a walk, with Amanda, up to the wind turbine on the hill overlooking Wellington. The views across the city were fantastic, we could see right across the bay, clearly showing how Wellington is surrounded by water.
 We're going out tonight to say a final farewell to everybody before we all head our separate ways; still can't believe we've been here over 4 months already!