Top of t'South Island
January 27th 2007 So we have finally reached Picton - the last major town on our journey round the South Island the departure point for our ferry over to the capital city Wellington on the North Island.
After leaving Franz Josef Glacier we headed up the West Coast of the SI towards Hokitika. Hokitika is one of the arty capitals of NZ, and the main place to invest in the traditional souvenir from NZ - Pounamu. Po
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