12 november

According to the guide, the cape got its name from Cpt. Cook (who claimed New Zealand for England, after it was discovered by Abel Tasman who didn't claim it). Cpt Cook had a Tahitian boy as translater, the maori however thought that it was a maori boy and 'liberated' the kid. As it wasn't a maori they were kidnappers and fled to the cape when Cpt. Cook went after them.

The terrain we go over to get to the colony is pretty rough. A large part goes through a dry river bedding. This is because they are building a golf course in the area normally used to get to the colony. Along the way to the colony we make a short stop to enjoy the view

The colony itself was also very impressive. The birds are located on about 4 spots, very close together. When landing they often snap at each other, but mostly they just make one hell of a noice.

After returning from the colony we quickly grapped some food for lunch (some sandwiches at Subway) and got in the bus. We drove to Wellington where we arrived around 18:30. The hotel is in the middle of town which is quite nice, but had one big disadvantage: not only were the beds small, EVERYTHING was small, the rooms, the hallways, etc.

We (group of 7 this time) had dinner at an Italian restaurant. We were persuaded by the owner to enter: he offered us two free bottles of wine if we entered (we hadn't decided yet). When we entered the restaurant, it was pretty empty. We stayed pretty long (had 2 more bottles of wine) and during our visit the restaurant really filled up. The dinner itself was great