today we completed the longest and most challenging of the wellington city walks – the city to sea.
19.8km (12.3 miles) along the western ridge line from parliament to the southern coast.
except we did in reverse starting at our house, heading down to the island bay coast and then heading into the city.
5 1/2 hours after we started we arrived at parliament and caught a bus back to island bay – quite exhausted.
from the elevation map you can see that there was quite a climb.
starting our climb to the hills overlooking island bay. looking out at cook straight with taputeranga island in the foreground.
wildflowers lining the track. the jboss at the top of the ridge. many miles to go…
the jboss takes in the view of the island bay and the southern coast. in the unexpected category, a buddhist monastery in the hills overlooking island bay.
cricket and a kite
looking back to the southern coast – and then north towards the city and inner harbour.
the ultimate volvo with it’s own garden.
