Happy Labour Weekend

Today is the start of our first long weekend of the spring/summer. And what a corker it turned out to be!

To celebrate, we headed over to a favourite cafe in Scorching Bay to soak up the view and some good food.

Sadly, the weather is set to go all UK bank holiday on us, with gales forecast to hit this evening. Just in time for the rugby! Thankfully we're not going this week. Last week's weather was much more conducive to a good day out!

We live in the Middle of Middle Earth

For those who don't know, Wellington has a burgeoning film industry, with one of the world's leading special effects workshops, Weta, occupying a non-descript, but highly secure, lot in Miramar.

The famous Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed across NZ, including several locations in Wellington (including Mount Vic). And all the special effects were done out of the nondescript Miramar location.

Now the prequel(s) to LOTR, The Hobbit, are due to premiere next month. Again, Wellington has been at the heart of the production, and the film's launch is, fittingly going to be held here.

In celebration of the premiere, Wellington is going to be renamed "The Middle of Middle Earth" for one whole week. We just hope we're not going all become Hobbits as well!

The Hobbit trailer

Spring forward

So the clocks have gone forward and we're officially into spring.

Once again we've already been reminded that you can't beat Wellington on a good day. With the past couple of weekends offering a taste of, what will hopefully be, a good summer.

And you really can't beat it on a good day...