Wellington is a fairly large city with lots of shops, outdoor cafes, etc.
The four Musketeers started out together and sauntered along the streets looking at shops and other sights.  We ended up for the obligatory beer and, of course, lunch at  an outdoor café by the water.  Then Barbie had to find free wi fi, Joan was tired and went to the ship so it left Fran and I to tackle the botanic Gardens and cemetery.   We took the cable car up and walked down through the gardens and the old cemetery. 

This ugly building is their new parliament building and everyone calls it the beehive.  This term is not meant to be complimentary as used by the locals.

Our next port was Picton and it was a new port for me.  The town is small and not much there.  The reason the ship stopped there was so they could offer wine tours as Picton is close to the big wine area of New Zealand.  This photo kind of gives you the flavor of the small town.