Up early – 6.00 am to catch the Interislander ferry for Picton. The crossing was smooth but it was overcast and there were intermittent spots of rain. As we sailed down the Queen Charlotte Sound and into Picton the heavens opened, but it didn’t stop us appreciating the beautiful scenery as the boat wound it way down inlets that almost seemed too narrow! From the boat we immediately turned onto Queen Charlotte Drive, a narrow winding road that gave us some fabulous sights as we left Picton and headed for Nelson. The scenery on route was just staggering and needless to say there were many stops for photo ops! Unfortunately this part of the trip for was blighted for Christine by the news that Air New Zealand had still not located her luggage.
As a result we spent some time in Nelson shopping for essentials, Christine coming away with just a pair of sandals - she is a hopeless shopper, if only it had been my bag that had gone missing!
We headed on further north and up over the ‘Marble Mountain’ and down into the township of Takaka, which lived up to its reputation as the home of the alternative lifestyle judging by the art and craft shops and advertisements for herbal remedies lining the road. This must be New Zealand’s answer to Totnes! Another half hours drive and we reached our destination of Collingwood on the Golden Bay. It was exactly as Google’s ‘Street View’ had shown and we found our accommodation in the old Police House without problem.
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Its a shame the weather on the crossing wasn't better but maybe it was more dramatic with the torrential rain ;) You must upload some pictures when you can. Hope Christine's luggage gets found soon.
ReplyDeleteI am sure if it had been yours Mike you would have welcomed the opportunity for a whole new wardrobe!!
ReplyDeleteGlad the scenery is living up to expectations.
Glad mum's knickers have arrived safely now :) Mark pointed out that you've been there more than 5 days now so a change of pants was necessary! All sounds lovely... scenery sounds much like Cambridgeshire!! (see how i keep mentioning how lovely it is here!) Lots of love to you both..missing chatting with my mum tho :( Take care xxx
ReplyDeleteKnickers now changed - phew. If you can provide mountains and glaciers in Cambridgeshire we'll come! Worried about the fact that Mike keeps picking up brochures from Estate Agents! Lots of love to all our followers (is this a new religion)? Photos will be posted asap.
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