Our last journey on the South Island
April 15th 2013 Monday, 15th April - Day Twelve: Hanmer Springs to Picton 289km (174 miles) along the Alpine Pacific Triangle Route to the terminal for the ferry across the Cook Strait to Wellington on the North Island.
We come across a NZ traffic jam - sheep filling up the highway as they move from one field to another guided by several sheep dogs. We wait for them to pass and travel on.
Our climb is long
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