December in Wellington feels like June in Oregon

[In fact, things are really weird in Wellington. In late December people are actually walking around in shorts and tank-tops! And, driving into Napier we saw fruit stands selling fresh strawberries and raspberries! Like, what's going on? As Oregonians, this ain't like December! - rw]

After Ron got to reenact scenes from The Lord of the Rings we headed to the Te Papa National Museum and then took a cable car to the botanical gardens. The rose garden was in full bloom and it reminded us of the Portland Rose Festival in June. Then we headed to the waterfront and walked back to our B&B. We had spectacular weather. - Nancy