North to South

Since Amy and I were staying in the Capital city, we thought we should stop and see the Beehive, the parliament building. It is literally shaped like a beehive with people hurrying in and out of the building like busy bees. We joined the early morning businessmen as they were walking to work that morning. I was so thankful to be on holiday!

After our morning excursion, we packed up our numerous bags and caught a bus to the ferry terminal. Since we were foot passengers, we got to check our baggage in at the gate and not have to lug it around while on the boat. The three hour ferry ride passed quickly with movies and scenery to keep us busy. Although, after the first movie, Amy had to drag me outside to see our first glimpse of the South Island. I'm always a sucker for the movies!

We docked in Picton and were picked up by our rental car. It was nice having a set of wheels again after depending on the bus system. Our mode of transportation for the next 2 1/2 weeks weeks turned out to be a Subaru Imprezza. We found out its not the most powerful vehicle, especially trying to get up the hills! At one point during the trip, Amy noticed the left rear tire was low on air. After we discussed it for awhile, we both decided the responsible thing to do would be to get it filled at the next petrol station. However, after getting back into the car, we both promptly forgot about it and never ended up getting it fixed. Oh well, I guess it made it anyway!

Picton was a small port town, and we didn't spend too much time there besides a quick visit to the superloo and then to get some lunch. From there we headed to our next destination-Accents by the Park in Nelson.