March 25, Picton - Location


Picton is the pretty little town that serves as the South Island terminus for the ferries connecting it to the North Island across the Wellington Strait.  About half of the trip is through the Marlborough Sound and it is very reminiscent of the BC coast.  It wouldn&amp;#8217;t be hard to imagine yourself in Howe or Desolation Sound or even the Gulf Islands.


The crossing was pleasant enough (apparently the weather in the Wellington Strait can be pretty severe), but the day was largely spent waiting about for one thing or another.  Our arrival in Wellington at the height of rush hour did promise to add a bit of excitement, but fortunately the iPhone GPS app we are using to navigate got everything right.
