Wet windy Wellington.

 

Wellington 27^th September

In order to give my middle son and his partner some alone time, I took C into Wellington on the back of the bike. It was very windy, but the overnight storms had eased.

It was a good and simple ride into the city centre, though I cannot help but notice that the streets are narrower than in Hamilton, and the hills make sharp curves, blind corners, and hazardous stops more likely. We managed to park at Te Papa museum for free. We left our helmets in the cloak-room and enjoyed two hours looking at the displays. We then tried to find my middle son’s football game but found two teams playing, but we could not recognise my son. We returned home. The wind had picked up and I gripped the tank firmly with my knees, and that helped improve stability. Returning to Newlands involved more sharp curves, narrow roads, wet tarmac and blind corners, not to mention drivers close behind, but we got home safely and happily.