Ancient Mariner Picton

... ill on the car ferry. We ate just before the film, Sarah having quite a tasty looking roast. In fact she liked it so much she decided to see what it was like in the other direction. We don't know if this was sea sickness or down to the speed with which said Roast was consumed, but it was all over very quickly, so probably the latter as the swell was quite big but without recurrence. Apologies for anyone reading this about to eat, but it could not go undocumented.

... Geoff and Betty Benjamin, After sharing lunch we travelled to Lower Hutt looking around and did a bit of shopping. Interested to see all major banks were open on a Sunday in the mall.<br>Overnight at Lower Hutt Caravan Park.<br><br>Click on any photo thumbnail on this page to view a larger image <br><br>The link below takes you to our calendar<br><br>http://www.google.com/c alendar/embed?src=mjhern%40gmail.com&am p;ctz=Australia/Adelaide<br>

... there. I'm very glad I did. I stayed at The Villa Backpackers Lodge, which was a 100-year-old villa a couple had bought in the '90s and turned into a hostel. It was amazing: it was a big old house that just reeked of personality. The rooms were like actual bedrooms and the lounge area had a fireplace and several couches and comfy chairs. There was free apple crumble and ice cream at night and breakfast in the morning and there was an Xbox and a hot tub ...

... the off-season and all the restuarants and stores closing around 5PM, it was easy to imagine the swarms of visitors in this town during the warmer months. We got some of the best pizza ever at the bar bistro right off the docks. Tired, we decided to stay the night in a hotel and recoup from all of our days of staying in the back of our van. It was pretty cold and Kristin negotiated a $60 rate at the best ...

Journal pour le 1er avril Nous avons réservé le traversier pour la fin de la journée. En attendant nous décidons de louer un petit bateau à moteur dont je serai le capitaine et Guyaine ma commandante en second pour deux heures. Journée magnifique, nous explorons les petites baies et les anses de Queen Charlotte. Dès notre départ, un groupe de dauphins vient nous saluer, nous croisons aussi un petit pingouin solitaire et aussi un banc de poissons argentés qui s'excite sous ...

... Cook on one of his visits to NZ) took us to Furneaux Lodge where we stayed the night in glorious comfort on the waterfront in one of the bays. After dark it was back onto the track to see the glow worms - a new experience again and a great one. Day 2 was a slightly shorter 4-hour walk to where our boat picked us up to ...

... a few cyclists here too. two German couples who made my escapades pale in comparison - except they all used roads, jessies. one pair did vancouver to Santiago, the others through China and south asia, off to do South America next both just starting out in NZ. Friendly folk in Picton, nice weather, good biking, Great boating Just south, and lots of forestry, could be a possible home.....

... trailer on the way to Portage, and I wanted to get back to the lodge in one piece, which was a tall order given he was a lousy driver when sober. The lodge in Anakiwa was fantastic. It was nice to be able to take a well earned rest in the hot tub, looking out over the mountains, with a bottle of Macs Hop Rocker in hand. It doesn't get much better. Day 3 was an undulating 25k ride into Picton, quite tame compared to the day before, but a nice way to ...

Finished open water diver certification today. Went out in the Torey Channel for 2 dives this morning. Checked out some great fish life around big bunches of towering kelp. The Sounds are outstanding, beautiful. The water upon return was a great turquiose tint, made a great contrast to the deeper vegetation green shades on the hills. The Picton Dive shop is great, great ...

... on board; several lounges, eating places and a bar. I thought it was great looking around the various decks and there is even a movie theatre here. The ferry is an experience in itself, the scenery was gorgeous - we could see all the mountains and it ws just so pretty. We spent most of our time on the deck looking at the scenery although it was a little bit cold. We went and had a drink in the bar and sat outside with our beer, it is not very busy and not many ...