Travel blog - week 11 2/12/10 - Wellington Long day of driving ahead if us today to get the ferry to the North Island. I started the first leg and drove a couple of hours to kaikoura for lunch, passing along the way, stinking creek, yes I giggled, pointed and cackled. Bobby took over for the leg up to Picton and nearly ran out of petrol again! I swear he does it to live on the edge for a while. More beautiful countryside here with huge rolling green hills. This seems to be the wine country of the South Island as we passed miles of vineyards stretching as far as I could see. Passed through Grovetown and felt very funky as we did so, but it didn't last long before we were out of it again. Bobby bought
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