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We’re off the south island and in Wellington, which is at the south end of the north island. Back from dinner. Across from a massage parlor. We’ve reserved spots for 10 a.m.

Yesterday, on our way to Nelson, a truck going the other way kicked a rock into our windshield and left an 8″ spider web. This morning, we dropped off the car at the Apex center near the car ferry in Picton and got slapped with a $300 charge. When we protested, the agent said, “Well, we’re not going to pay for it. It’s not our fault.”

Oh. Good to have that settled.

Nonetheless, the 20 mile drive from Nelson to Picton was one of the most picturesque we’ve had. We’ll load some pics tomorrow – just too tired tonight, now that we’ve decided on a major change to our very loose itinerary.

Rather than drive the length of the north island over 3 days, we’re staying in Wellington. We’ve had too much time in the car and too little in any one place. We’ve seen so much, but learned so little. That’ll change as we spend Thursday and Friday in and around Wellington, the beehive of government. The land of zoos. From the bay, it looks like a small San Francisco.

We’ve booked a flight from Wellington to Auckland on Saturday, a few hours before our plane to LA departs.

Good night. Oh, Hercules sends his best.

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