Perano Apartments Picton

Am Samstag sind wir mit der Faehre von Wellington auf die Suedinsel ruebergefahren. Es war total windig auf dem Schiff. Die Fahrt dauerte 3 Stunden.<br><br>On Saturdaz we took the ferry from Wellington to the South Island. It was very windy on the ship. The journey took 3 hours.<br>

... and views.<br><br>I spent the afternoon exploring the outskirts of Picton and drove up to the Peninsula lookout point and almost over to Oyster Bay on the other side, it was worth it though as the views on the other side were brilliant with a deep blue sea, despite the greyness of the Waikoma side.<br><br>The next day was a bit scary for me!! I checked in my luggage at the ferry office and took the hire car back. The sun came out and although the wind was absolutely ...

... we have 3 nights accommodation pre-booked plus breakfast and dinner and a packed lunch plus our luggage is transported by boat so it is waiting in the room when we arrive to our nights resting place. I am writing after the third day and have just walked 23km up and down, up and down and our poor feet and legs are spaghetti but we only have 21km to go and although we are not serious hikers we are doing great and ...

... driving to Picton where we arrived with plenty of time to spare before our ferry. From Picton the ferry sails along the Queen Charlotte Sound all the way to the Cook Straight, so the first part of the ferry trip was very nice and we could enjoy the amazing scenery. We loved the South Island and we were a bit sad to leave. Having spent longer than planned there, we found ourselves with just over a week for the North Island, so we ...

... hoped would pick up on my widened eyes. Something must have twigged as she then said that I was in the girls only dorm. Thank goodness for that! So as my little car fiend took off for his double room alone I recalled the events of the last 5 excruciatingly painful minutes with the receptionist! Something was familiar about her which I couldn't place.. something I hadn't heard for several weeks.. she dropped the 'neutral' tone ...

... for a walking trip we are starting tomorrow on the famous Queen Charlotte Track. It cost $75 per person for a drop off and a pick up and delivery and pick up of our backpacks. With an afternoon to spare, we decided to check out some of the nearby wineries. We drove to one of the largest wineries first, called Montana, in Blenheim. It was a lovely winery, with a restaurant and a log fire, with a big ...

... see why. When the boat landed we headed to our hostel and checked in. Sue and I were meeting up with Jenn who was driving up from Christchurch where she had dropped her bf off at the airport that morning. Sue and I decided to spent the rest of the beaustiful day in Picton kayaking in the sea. We rented a double kayak and set off into the sea- LOL! Amazingly enough we kayaked all around and never fell out! We saw cool ...

... amazing sight of hundreds of waterfalls. With all the rain that had fallen overnight and throughout the morning the mountainsides had been turned into vertical rapids and the swollen river was flowing fiercely towards the Sound. Having begun to wonder if the driving rain and powerful gusty wind would ever die down we were delighted to see a break in the cloud adn before long were basking in glorious sunshine. Very pleased to see the sun still shining the following ...

... my bikini top and shorts. It was the perfect day for a trip on the water, not a breath of wind and not a cloud in the sky. The Marlborough Sounds (which we saw from the sky only yesterday) are just as stunning from the water. The mountains are just beautiful rising up from the water which is clear and blue. Lester took us to see a mussell farm and explained how it all works. Then he harvested some mussells for us all to take home with us. The mussells are huge and a shiny green colour ...

... in NL geen BBQ durven noemen, laat staan er een voor aansteken, maar het was gratis en soms ben je nu eenmaal op budget...<br>Verder een biertje gedronken en ******** gespeeld met een vrouw uit Zwitserland, Erika, en 2 echte Kiwi's die in het hostel aan het werk waren; wederom errug grappig.<br><br>De volgende ochtend bleek waar wat mijn vader de avond ervoor al had ingesproken op mijn voicemail: er waren in Nieuw Zeeland 120 walvissen ...