Blogs from Picton, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania - page 18

Travel Guide from Wellington to Picton Let's get this travel on the road............... We will begin our South Island travel in the North Island providing information for driving into the Wellington area from the north in order to get on the Bluebridge Ferry and, time permitting, also to enjoy the wonderful city of Wellington. Wellington................ First the roads to the city converge whether you are approaching on either Route 1 or Route 2. Entering the city you will go though several kilometres of road congestion. Try not to be there during the busy times when people are going to or coming from work in the city if possible. When you are driving in via Route 1 there are signs to turn to the ferry. If you are planning to use the Bluebridge Ferry ignore these ... read more

Since the last blog, we won't talk about the rugby, lets just say i won't be sleeping out to get tickets this year! The time is going very quickly now, but have done alot of walking, driving and stuff. have managed a couple of day hikes which is showing me how un-fit i am, but it really is the best way to see nz, waterfalls,mauri camp site and even dead things,(mainly possums).I met up with Nic's aunty Shona and cousin scott, and had a great couple of days at lake alexander nr lake Tekepo were her brother has a batch, (weekend bloke thing, not for girls, grrr grrrr ), more walking and night time observatory visits at a near by ex american "viewing post", again some great pics but to busy to get then downloaded,(will do ... read more

South Island startAnna Caswellurl='/Videos/2949.html' onclick='dialog("/Videos/2949.html?popped=1","tbvideo",600,600);return false;'Malborough Sound Photos have arrived! I finally arrived in the South Island on Tuesday afternoon, on the huge ferry that chugs its way across from Wellington to Picton. I attempted to sit out on the deck, and reminisce of another ferry crossing in Costa Rica. However the thick grey cloud and grey sea, cold wind and smell of diesel fumes made things too different to compare. In recompense there was a distraction towards the end of the journey - a pod of dolphins appeared, and not just one or two but hundreds following the boat at a distance! I’d been warned that there were large pods of dolphins all around the South Is, but it wasn’t until I saw them that I could actually believe it... read more

Today we ventured back to Picton to enquire about a spot of fishing. We arrived at 10.30 and there was one company left who was about to leave. He very kindly agreed to wait for us to get our stuff together. We needed warm clothes and waterproofs as it was a very windy day. We got on the bumpy boat and had an hour journey before getting to our fishing spot. Bex was a little nervous about this ride, being fairly prone to seasickness. However, any discomfort was soon forgotten when we saw a pair of dolphins swimming alongside our boat. They were a mother and baby that are apparently regular visitors to the boat - the fishermans wife reckoned they liked the sound the boat made! They were abosultey gorgeous animals, we both could have ... read more

Mot to Picton Australasia » New Zealand » South Island » Picton By jenronApril 1st 2007 Said a sad goodbye to Richard and headed very early to Havelock with the intention of catching the mailboat on a tour of Pelorus sound. Due to cock-up due to out-of-date Lonely Planet book missed the intended boat and instead headed to Picton to catch the afternoon mailboat around Malborough Sound. This was a good trip. The scenery is magnificent and it is interesting to see the mail being delivered at the remote wharfs of houses far from any road. The weather had improved enormously. We booked into a hostel at Pic... read more