Lastly, I did the Museum of Wellington and the Sea, which covers Wellington history and its relationship with the sea and sea-faring, all in a beautiful historic port building.
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| Thus; all these museums are free, I might add |
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| One floor is a sort of Wellington by the year, major developments, artifacts... |
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| Container ships are the main trade now, since the 70s |
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| Match-stick clipper |
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Diorama of the sinking of the Wahine, a ferry that ran aground and capsized at the
harbor mouth in 1968; of the 700 aboard, 50 perished; mental note for ship
captains: always order "abandon ship" before the list incapacitates half your
lifeboats as well as any movement on deck |
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Photo of the Wahine; all this transpired a few hundred meters off shore, was
captured on film and TV, in one of the Strait's most violent storms ever |
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| Cook Strait shipwrecks |
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| View of some of the museum |
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| From Maori settlements near Wellington |
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| 1870 wedding gown |
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| My sentiment exactly... |
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| Dragon boat racing in Wellington, March 8-9 |
1 comment:
LOVE the wedding gown!
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