Drove to Wellington yesterday on the southern tip of the North Island. On the way we stopped at Gravity Canyon and did some touristy stuff. I got a couple of videos from the company there. Kind of funny watching myself trying (and failing miserably) to play it cool when I'm all but shitting in the only pair of pants I brought with me from the States. Better make a list before I pack next time. The drop on this swing was 80 meters, something like 250 feet...playing it cool didn't pan out the way I planned. Wellington was a mess. Bunch of narrow one-way streets with cars parked on both sides, plus driving on the left side of the road in rush-hour traffinc and it's raining like a bastard and we're all the way down there for some Mauri museum of art. 5 hour drive for a museum. The coffee was pretty good. And there was a big wildlife reserve right near the city that I got to hike through for a couple of hours. I keep hearing about the South Island like it's the place to be. I wouldn't recommend the North to anyone. Bunch of alcoholic natives stealing hubcaps and sniffing glue. There are signs literally everywhere warning against car theft and pickpockets. Real friendly folks.