#1371 Wellington To Blenheim: Interislander Ferry To South Island, Sunset Sailing, Kaipupu Point
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On the morning of day 10
we left the capital gateway campervan park and headed back in to the middle of the city
it was a beautiful day
the perfect day to cross the Cook Straight
we stopped and a quick look at the New Zealand Parliament buildings
the Prime Ministers office is inside a building called the Beehive
this is a statue of a guy called Richard Seddon who was the Prime Minister ages ago and this is me
we drove around the waterfront to visit a friend in Lyall Bay
we thought about having lunch at this café as someone recommended it to me and it looked really cool
but there was a big queue and we had to catch the ferry
maybe next time
we made it to the ferry just before the final check-in time
and then spent about an hour in a queue
it was very nice being in a motorhome in the queue
we had a bathroom and filtered water
this is our ferry arriving in Wellington
the inter-island has three passenger ferries
we went on the Awatere
apparently this ship was built in Spain in 1998
and can carry three hundred and sixty passengers
we left the sprinter(name of motorhome) to go to the passenger decks
then remembered the handbrake(car) wasn't on so we went back to sort that out
and then went upstairs and started exploring our ship
I bought a postcard and picked up some maps
I tried out the sick bags
and followed the instructions on the seat
I avoided the gangway that sounded dodgy
I wrote the postcard and sent it to Germany
and I made a souvenir from a ten cent coin
sadly the photo picture machine was out of order
but the machine next to it worked and I put 2 dollars into it and I got a Hello Kitty Cater strap "awesome"
though I would have preferred surfing kitty
when I had run out of things to do I filled in a feedback form
and told them how I was as a bit disappointed not to get surfing kitty
this is Te Wai Pounamu (Maori name) for the South Island of New Zealand
and this is Picton
we went to the information centre in Picton and bought another postcard
and sent it to Mexico
in the evening we were lucky enough to be taken out on a boat
for dinner and a sunset cruise
we sailed around a place called Kaipupu Point Scenic Reserve
in 2008 this special fence was built around the point
to keep out animals like cats, possums and rats
so that native plants and birds would be able to thrive here
before dinner I took the dingy out for a bit of a spin
it was so peaceful out here in the Ocean
we left the capital gateway campervan park and headed back in to the middle of the city
it was a beautiful day
the perfect day to cross the Cook Straight
we stopped and a quick look at the New Zealand Parliament buildings
the Prime Ministers office is inside a building called the Beehive
this is a statue of a guy called Richard Seddon who was the Prime Minister ages ago and this is me
we drove around the waterfront to visit a friend in Lyall Bay
we thought about having lunch at this café as someone recommended it to me and it looked really cool
but there was a big queue and we had to catch the ferry
maybe next time
we made it to the ferry just before the final check-in time
and then spent about an hour in a queue
it was very nice being in a motorhome in the queue
we had a bathroom and filtered water
this is our ferry arriving in Wellington
the inter-island has three passenger ferries
we went on the Awatere
apparently this ship was built in Spain in 1998
and can carry three hundred and sixty passengers
we left the sprinter(name of motorhome) to go to the passenger decks
then remembered the handbrake(car) wasn't on so we went back to sort that out
and then went upstairs and started exploring our ship
I bought a postcard and picked up some maps
I tried out the sick bags
and followed the instructions on the seat
I avoided the gangway that sounded dodgy
I wrote the postcard and sent it to Germany
and I made a souvenir from a ten cent coin
sadly the photo picture machine was out of order
but the machine next to it worked and I put 2 dollars into it and I got a Hello Kitty Cater strap "awesome"
though I would have preferred surfing kitty
when I had run out of things to do I filled in a feedback form
and told them how I was as a bit disappointed not to get surfing kitty
this is Te Wai Pounamu (Maori name) for the South Island of New Zealand
and this is Picton
we went to the information centre in Picton and bought another postcard
and sent it to Mexico
in the evening we were lucky enough to be taken out on a boat
for dinner and a sunset cruise
we sailed around a place called Kaipupu Point Scenic Reserve
in 2008 this special fence was built around the point
to keep out animals like cats, possums and rats
so that native plants and birds would be able to thrive here
before dinner I took the dingy out for a bit of a spin
it was so peaceful out here in the Ocean