New Zealand 2017 - Day 13: Ferry, Queen Charlotte Drive, Golden Bay

Tuesday, Feb 28 - Up and at 'em to get to the ferry from Wellington to Picton, then over to Golden Bay via Queen Charlotte Drive:


A beautiful morning in Wellington, waiting to get on the interislander:

We said Goodbye to the North Island, and a lovely harbour:

and we said Hello to the fog in Cook Strait. If you have never sailed in fog, it is like cutting a ping-pong ball in half, and putting the halves over your eyes (try it sometime):


It cleared as we entered Tory Channel


and entered Picton from Queen Charlotte Sound:


In describing The Queen Charlotte Drive: "Driving along the Sound is definitely more demanding than sailing, as the hilly topography linking the various bays and beaches along the way has created a road that snakes and coils back on itself like a huge cobra."



What a BEAUTIFUL drive!!:




The city of Nelson is on a lovely harbour:


Then up and over the Inland Kaikouras Mountain Range, which has INSANE turns and cutbacks!!


looking down into the valley leading to Golden Bay:


6:30 check-in to the Sans Souci Inn for the first-of-two nights (using a compost toilet). Thank you God for all your wonderful adventures today!

Music today - music from my silver nano:

Steve Miller Band - Your Saving Grace, 1969


various artists - Garden State, 2004 soundtrack

I like listening to soundtrack albums - I get exposed to new music by new artists, and it is generally good stuff.

Goodsongs2 (17), Goodsongs3 (2)
These are my own mix-tapes - excellent songs by one-shot artists (or "best/only good song on an album").

The Head and The Heart - The Head and The Heart, 2011

I think Deede texted Mom that she was listening to this album at the same time!