This morning, we leave the South Island town of Picton after three nights enjoying the Marlborough district. What a fab country this is, the more we are here the more we realise how much there is to do. It will be very difficult to leave and think that we have done all we would like to. On Friday, we walked a section of the Queen Charlotte track, a long distance route which covers part of the Marloborough Sounds. We took a water taxi to Ship Cove, where Captain Cook first landed. The cove looks just as it did when he would have seen it, apart from a jetty, a memorial to Captain Cook and a few benches and a toilet. The views along the sound are amazing and we had perfect weather. A beer each while we waited for the return boat went down very well. Saturday morning & Picton was bustling with the annual Maritime Festival and passengers from a visiting cruise ship, we had a stroll round the town enjoying all the activity before starting our wine tour of the Marlborough vineyards - five tastings & a lunch thankfully to soak some of it up. One of the venues we visited was Cloudy Bay; the view of the mountains are exactly those which appear on the wine label. Spectacular! In the evening we enjoyed an open air concert by a NZ group in the sunshine. A wonderful start to our NZ trip.
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Great stuff Paul and Kate, ive been looking forward to this part of your trip. If you remember I spent a year in this great country, if I can help you in anyway then just ask. My 2 best buddies are still living in the north island town of Tauranga after 18 years and im sure they would be willing to help, should you need any.
Have fun and enjoy this great country. Kiersten (spanish highs)
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