Day 43. Wellington. More beer and a lot of waterfront.

A decade or so ago Newcastle and Gateshead woke up to the fact that they were sitting on a huge, marketable asset.

The quayside.

Like countless other cities throughout the world they cleaned up the old warehouses, threw up the obligatory penthouse apartments, built a gallery or two and generally made the waterfront the coolest part of town to live, socialise and generally hang out in.

Wellington is no exception. In fact, with most of the town spread out across such a large harbour frontage, it has seems to have taken the concept to an impressive, different level.



We spent a lovely afternoon walking the dog down into town and along the various quays, stopping only for emergency lager rations and pizza.

It's a hilly old place mind, so the walk back soon became a trip on the famous Wellington cable car. A quick kip to recharge the batteries and we were out again, this time with the whole Fisher clan, for a nice bit of sushi.

We like this place a lot.