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Picton Slideshow
Picton
Travel Blogs from Picton, New Zealand
Hiking the Queen Charlotte Track
3 days- 55k- 34 miles- SOLO! Amazing scenery- beautiful rain forests, gorgeous lush valleys, brilliant ocean blues, super posh accomodations, lookouts from where Captian Cook first discovered whats known as The Marlborough Sounds- totally spectacular! ...
Lots of rare and beautiful things.
... 's big draw, also manages to make 40m long boats look like bath toys! We were treated to a close up of a small group of New Zealand fur seals basking on some low rocks in the sheltered water. Shortly before the end of our cruise we were dropped of at ...
Bye bye Nordinsel, Hello Südinsel
... die Südinsel genossen. Da wir schon am vorigen Tag keine Duschen gefunden hatten, waren wir unglaublich froh, als es in Picton öffentliche Duschen gab. So haben wir letztendlich dafür bezahlt, mit eiskaltem Wasser (das tat echt schon weh auf der Haut) ...
Malborough Sounds Poem
Boat tipple-tops below toes hum hum hum Up the mountain we run Or maybe it's a hill Jandals off Sandy already run run run Like a tornado Swirling and sliding around the house So with our togs Hurdle the hill a plunge into cold deep sparkling ...
Ferry to the South Island!!
... comapny to book with, and the crossing is about 3 hours!! it cost us 180 dollars for a small van and 2 adults. We arrived at Picton, and it was such a lovely small town, with lovely views on the way here from the ferry, Me and Baz saw a seal in the sea ...
Cook Strait Crossing
We took a 3 hour ferry ride from Wellington to Picton through the Cook Strait and Marlborough Sound. It was such a beautiful clear blue sky day which made the water look even bluer. The ride was smooth and we took lots of pictures. It ...
Ferry through Cook Strait and Marlborough Sounds
Having travelled by bus from Taupo to Wellington, I then got the Ferry across the Cooks Straits to Picton at the top of the South Island. Even before I got onto the boat I had met a lovely girl called Rachael, from Nottingham and also ...
nice day out
... plenty of photo opportunties. We ended up in Havelock and stoped off for a drink. Havelock had a nice marina but that was it! Another tiny town in new zealand! After our drink we headed down highway 6 back to Blenheim after a lovely day out :-) ...
Walking the lovely Queen Charlotte Track
... all. So far the walk has been fantastic, the scenery is stunning as we have walked from the outer bit of Marlborough Sounds to Picton where the ferry arrived. Long long walk, but so worth it! Tomorrow we have the final 21km and will then get the 6pm ...
Queen Charlotte the "new black" track
... perfect! Nicely remodeled with kitchens and balconies with great views. www.harbourviewpicton.co.nz 30 Waikawa Road Picton 7220, Marlborough, New Zealand (03) 573 6259 Dining - All the places in the book were gone! We winged it and ...
Wellington to Picton
... where it was hooked and the hills around form the jawbones of the head of this fish. In Te Papa, the museum of New Zealand on the harbour front they have a giant squid that was recently pulled from the ocean. This is as big as a small boat, ...
Last day in the South Island
... along with yet another new driver, Snowflake! As we drove out of Kaikoura we stopped along the coast line to view a large New Zealand Fur Seal colony. For our morning coffee break we stopped at a nice cafe in Flaxbourne in the Marlborough region. ...
Sleep beckons
... do was to sit out the three-hour wait in Anakiwa before the boat came to collect me and transport me back to Picton. A picnic bench provided a perfectly comfy spot to doze on during that time – my back letting out an appreciative crack from ...
Picton
... and everything! But I just concentrated on staying near the back and middle of the boat and tried to get some rest! We arrived in Picton with no troubles and off the ferry and onto a bus (after a bit of a wait to sit on our backpacks at the ...
Bumming around the South
... , nice bed and cd radio! Holly told me to drive it first..was quite hilarious being back to manual as most cars in New Zealand that I have driven have been automatic! And my first challenge driving a van for the first time was a busy junction...pretty ...
Interislander Ferry and hiking in sunny Picton!
... View Track in an area called Victoria's Domain. It's literally only a 5 minute walk from town. I made a quick stop at the Picton Village Bakkerij and got a chocolate caramel tart, but then I saw people with ice cream and I wanted that instead because it ...
Crossing the Straits
... we have tried them before! We settled on a Sauvignon Blanc and bought a bottle for consumption at a later date. After reaching Picton, we had a fish and chips lunch overlooking the harbour, before listening to some more Coffee break Spanish on our Ipod in ...
Picton
... entspannt mit ein wenig einkaufen und Mittagsschlaefchen. Um 18.00 Uhr fahren wir dann zum Hafen und nehmen dort die Faehre nach Picton. Die Fahrt dauert etwa 3 Stunden und gegen 21.30 Uhr kommen wir auf der Suedinsel an. Wir checken in einem Motorcamp ...
South Island
Got the ferry no hassle anyway and headed off for the south island. The interislander ferry takes about 3hours. Off the ferry at Picton and we headed for Havelock, this was a picturesque drive with plenty of viewing points along the way. From here we made ...
Day 26 Taking Chances
... the receptionist told us to take a seat and she started checking in members of the tour group (which seemed endless.) As a typical New Yorker I interrupted her and told her that we were already checked in and needed our key. She was still going to make ...
NZ so far..
eindelijk achter gekomen hoe ik via mijn telefoon een blog kan bijschrijven dus bij deze dan meteen een reflectie van de hele periode.. Het verlaten van Auckland betekende meteen een sprong in het echte NZ, de manier waarop ik het zie in ieder geval.. ...
Goodbye to the Spaceship...
... city properly as it has very obvious English inspiration. After a quick goodbye beer we jumped on a very long bus journey to Picton where we spent the night in the YHA, a weird experience sleeping in a proper bed again! Tomorrow sees us taking the ...
Island hopping
Took the early morning ferry from Wellington to Picton, which must be the most picturesque ferry journey in the world. Cynthia a little disappointed that we had to drive the campervan onto the boat ourselves - she'd assumed valet service apparently. ...
Road Trip Stopover 1
... it was infact a wood fire at a farm. Feeling very silly Toria then had to tell the fire services. Ooopppps. Red faced we carried on and reached Picton at 6pm at the hostel, Where they served apple crumble at 8. YUM! Journey time 8 hours 15 ...