On day 13 I awoke feeling very stiff. So stiff that it was incredibly painful to carry my heavy bag downstairs to the bus, and the seats weren't overly comfortable. The long trip from Taupo to Wellington was not very eventful. As we left Taupo our driver, Rangi, who was incidentally my first Magic driver, decided not to stop for pics of the mountains. This was because the weather was awful. We instead decided to make up time and try to get to Wellington earlier. On the way to Wellington we passed through a small town named Bulls, and some of the shop names were un-bull-ievable. The Doctor's surgery was live-a-bull, the pub was soci-a-bull, the $2 shop was afford-a-bull, the op shop was trash and treasure -a-bull, the breakdown service was tow-a-bull, the estate agent was relocate-a-bull, Mc Donald's was Mc Value-a-bull, Subway was submerge-a-bull, the school was education-a-bull, the recycling bins were response-a-bull and last, but not least, the public toilet was relieve-a-bull. And that's just the short list. Upon our early arrival in Wellington, the first stop was the top of mount Victoria which gave 360 degree views of Wellington and the Hutt valley. After a short stop (it was freezing up there), we all scramble back aboard the bus to go to our hostels. I was staying at the Nomad's capital, and I was pleased to find out that there would be a free meal of lasagna provided. That was only a first impression, and lasted as long as it took me to get to my room. For some reason, although I was only staying one night, I was put in the long termer's room, and I had a top bunk, the last one left. It was also broken, and sloping precariously. I decided to deal with it later, and went down for a short walk about town. I returned after a stroll down Cuba street and decided to go and ask about the free meal. The receptionist was very reluctant to give out a free meal voucher, and I still haven't got my free drink voucher. I proceeded to the 'house' bar (actually next door) and I decided to pay a little extra for the larger portion. After a snack of poorly cooked lasagna (I dread to think how small the regular portion was), I purchased some chips to actually fill me up. I got them, half an hour later. After eating these chips and willing myself not to complain, I took my leave and went for a walk along the harbor front. Because it would be an early start for me then next morning, I decided to urn in early, and I went upstairs. I tried to climb into bed, and the bed decided to lean even more violently. I decided that I wouldn't risk the bed collapsing (and crushing the poor bugger underneath), and so I took the mattress off and slept on the floor. The floor was surprisingly comfy.
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