Ferry Across the Thingy

Another early start. This might be why I am shattered now and it is only 8.30pm. Got the ferry from Wellington which took about 3 hours and as soon as I hit the South Island the skies turned bright blue and the sun was blazing. It looked mega tropical. Before arriving at Picton, the ferry (it was a massive 1600 person ferry, I was expecting a tiny thing for some reason) passed through Marlborough Sounds, which is the first picture. Parts of it could have been from Lost. Lots of seemingly uninhabited forest and small beaches. This is a good place to go dolphin and whale watching on a small boat, but I didn't see any from the ferry.

The whole trip was so sunny and relaxing that I didn't want to kill any noisy children or fat Germans in the vicinity for a whole three hours. Well, I did, but it was fleeting.

Picton was even prettier. It is nestled in a bay and looks how I imagine some rich glitzy place like Cannes or Monaco would be, helped by the palm trees and expensive yachts. I was only here for an hour, so I had a walk round, ate lunch and a beer in a cafe by the habour and waited for the train. Loving the South Island so far.