Around Wellington

Scorching Bay Beach

Although it was a bit windy and Grandma and Grandpa discovered that New Zealand water is not very warm; we had a good time at the beach.  Eric was introduced to sea glass and started hunting for that along with shells, Hyrum dug a hot tub, we all did a lot of smiling.

 Unfortunately our day ended with me backing into another car. :(  Oh well we made it home and insurance seems to be taking care of things form me.

Wright's Hill Fortress

Only open a few days a year we were able to tour this underground bunker on Waitangi Day.  It was a fortress built during WWII as a protection against attacks from the sea.  We got to see where the huge guns were placed and where the soldiers would have planned and worked.  It was interesting.

Antrim House

The Antrim house is the headquarters of the National Heritage Foundation.  As such there are not usually tours as it is a place of work, but Wataingi day came in handy again.  The stain glass windows and the fireplaces were beautiful.  The history was also fun to learn.