After my birthday I took the ferry over to the south Island where I landed in Picton. Just a small town but the gateway to the Queen Charlotte track. A 71km, 3 day hike through the Marlborough 'Doubtful Sounds'. To get to the start of the walk I had to catch a boat out to a place called Ship Cove. Throughout the first day it poored down, although it did add a great erry look about the sounds. The majority of the trek went through lush rain forest where you could look out to the crisp blue ocean. As the day wore on the weather cleared up uwhich ultimately cleared the low mist, and unlocking the beautiful views of the Islands nearby. It was a long day though as I had combined 2 days of walking
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