Picton - Wellington Ferry (South)

Picton-Wellington Ferry	Interislander ticket 19 Jan 2008 at 1315	The fomer channel ferry Pride of Cherbourg rechristened the Kaitaki	Hamburg Süd Containers at Picton
Driving onto the vast Interislander ferry Kaitaki	Car deck of the Interislander ferry Kaitaki	Car deck of the Interislander ferry Kaitaki	Interislander ferry Kaitaki
Cows on a boat ride	Interislander ferry Kaitaki	Tug boat Kokiri, Picton	Picton Harbour
Queen Charlotte Sound, Picton	British pub on the Kaitaki reminder of the ships life on the English Channel run	Edwin Fox Maritime Museum, Picton	Picton
Life boats on the Interislander ferry	Bluebridge, another ferry company - Monte Stello	Exhilarator - "The fastest way around the sounds" Picton	Picton, New Zealand
Picton, New Zealand	Tiri Cat, Mail Boat Cruises, Picton	Underway Picton to Wellington	New Zealand Coastguard Rescue, Picton
Southboat Interislander Arahura	Our ship looked much nicer	Interislander Arahura arriving at Picton from Wellington	The first hour of the 3 hour crossing is through the scenic Queen Charlotte Sound & Tory Channel
Old wooden boat, Queen Charlotte Sound	Queen Charlotte Sound	Interislander ferry Kaitaki	The Kaitaki is still British registered
Interislander ferry Kaitaki, Queen Charlotte Sound	Queen Charlotte Sound	Marlborough Sounds	Marlborough Sounds
Nice boat moored in front of a small settlement	Te Pangu Bay	Fish farm, Te Pangu Bay	Arapawa Island
Small point, Tory Channel	Remote houses almost at West Head	Tory Channel approaching the Heads	East Head (left) and West Head, Tory Channel
East Head (left) and West Head, Tory Channel	East Head, Tory Channel	West Head, Tory Channel	Tory Channel
West Head, Tory Channel	Pinnacles at West Head, Tory Channel	West Head, Tory Channel	West Head, Tory Channel
West Head, Tory Channel	West Head, Tory Channel	Tipi Bay, South Island	West Head, South Island
Wind-ripped British maritime flag	We got a surprisingly smooth day for a typically rough crossing	Leaving 10 days on the South Island behind us	Mom and Deb relaxing on board out of the cold wind