Weta Caves, what an experience!

(Wellington, New Zealand, 30th of January 2017)

Our plan was to ride a long bicycle tour around Wellington but as it was cloudy, cold and chilly, it did not seem at all attractive. Besides, I had struck the foot at the bed post in our apartment and my toe did not want to be trapped in a bicycle shoe. Instead we took a bus ride to Weta Cave, a place in Wellington, where they work with special effects and digital production. Among others, they made all the costumes and weapons to the Lord of the Rings and Narnia films, and produced Avatar and King Kong. A fun tour in their workshop where we got to touch the skulls from the Lord of the Rings, see how they produce weapons and other things in a CNC machine and see characters and buildings from different movies.

Some shopping in the afternoon resulted in two pairs of shorts – I hope for warm weather and sunshine in Australia!

/Christel