From Wellington and the Picton ferry we needed to visit some friends in Blenheim, Val and john, to pick up a package. We met them for the first time and they very hospitably took us to visit their favourite vineyard for a little winetasting. We tasted the wines available and enjoyed the cheeses, and had a lovely time. Also in Blenheim we booked ourselves in with the Blenheim dive centre to complete our PADI dive training - Sarah's cold had gone now and we were all set to get certified! We went with the expert instructors down to the marina, did our exercises to prove we knew our stuff - and we're now certified PADI Open Water divers.
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