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Riding the Tranzcoastal & Interislander
... Our journey across the Cook Strait (approx 3 1/2 hours) was incident free with regards to travel sickness. Good news for all concerned. We all had sea legs though for some time into the evening.
Our arrival into Wellington was not a very warm, welcoming one. Wellington has definitely lived up to its reputation of Windy Wellington! I'm not sure which location was worse in terms of wind: Invercargill or Wellington. ...
Back to picton
... had just arrived. There was a funny moment where a girl and I chatting for half hour suddenly decided we each looked familiar and realized we had actually met back at Fox glacier. Kai later very kindly insisted giving me a lift to the ferry terminal to catch the bus as it was belting down rain, and then that I text her that I arrived in Kaikoura ok to be safe. It would be nice to catch up sometime before she leaves back to Malaysia. ...
Day Eight - to the South Island!
... of them on the roof. Took about 3 hours to cross the Cook Straight. I couldn't believe my eyes as we made our way through the Marlborough Sounds - mountains covered in lush green forests, little houses dotted in the bays. It's just beautiful. Took so many photos. Arrived into the town of Picton and made our way to Belmheim for lunch (kumera sweet potato soup with coconut & lime - ...
Paragliding road trip
... that the winds will be on our side. The park is nothing but beautiful open lakes, camping grounds and huts a plenty with possible mountain climbs all around. The nights in the tent (illegal camping) are below freezing. The possums and kiwi birds rummage around our burnt out fire (illegal) savaging on our left overs
The following morning sunrise is one of the most spectacular things anyone has ever witnessed with the grass set alight like fire in hell as the red sun ...
Milford Sound to Picton
... feeling of this awesome setting.
Back on the road we headed for our campsite and when we pulled in we savoured wine, cheese and crackers followed by chili for dinner. We cooked it in the same brutal wind, using the car and a tree as windbreaks. Sylvia passed out briefly from wine, food and exhaustion. The rain began to fall as the last faint glimmer of daylight disappeared. Another long night in the car had begun.
It was seven ...
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