SA0328 - day 16 - Wellington

SA0328 - day 16 - Wellington
I took the 8 hour "Best of Wellington" tour. I was a little concerned about the walking because there would be 1.5 miles but I figured that it would be ok if spread out over the 8 hours. The tour was shown as "mild" and it was just that.
One stop was at the Wellington Cable Car. With 3 of our busses, the boarding was chaotic with much jostling for space. We all seem to have survived.
Another stop was at the Southward auto museum where we were allowed an hour and a half. That was too much time by far. Probably half that would have satisfied most people.
There was a stop at a working farm which is also quite a commercial operation. We saw a sheep shearing demonstration as well as cow milking. There was an informative talk about wool - the types, the animals and the procedures. All 3 busses had lunch, well organized at staggered times. And, of course, there was time for shopping.
The last stop was at a wonderful lookout point with 72 steps to get to the top. I went because I knew I could stop at any point - the steps were not all at once, there was plenty of room to stop or turn around, the goal was always in sight. Well worth the effort.
We returned to the ship a few minutes after the all-aboard time. When I went through the ship's security, I heard a radio transmission from the Captain asking Security for a count. At that time there were still over 80 passengers who had not returned as well as 5 crew members. Perhaps they are now former crew members.