Picton Travel Blogs

The very first mini meetup has just taken place in Picton New Zealand, Only two couples were able to meetup, but hopefully, what we lacked in quantity we made up for with quality. It was the very first time either couple had ever been brave enough to actually meet face to face with the faceless f…

Today we drove from Christchurch to Picton. We passed through a suburb called Belfast so as I was born in Belfast Northern Ireland, I had to take a photo.  We had an easy and enjoyable drive. We stopped in Kaikoura for lunch and decided that we would come back one day. The day was reasonably …

Waikawa Bay is about 8 km from Picton, It is a very attractive small cove, with a large boat Marina. Population is only about 500 people though during the holiday seasons this doubles with holiday makers. There is a pleasant picnic area and childrens play area, and the bay is safe for swimmi…

... didn't even know I needed it. Some lovely pictures of the 3 hour journey across the Cook Straight. The boat was HUGE and $54 was well worth the scenery. Best part...the lovely barista at one of the cafes on board taught me their coffee system!!! A "short white" is a shot with milk. A "long bl…

We woke up to a down power of rain - the cloud was practically touching the pavement - it didnt bode well for lifting all day. Still it was car hire day -so after the Omega girl lifted us we got our car and hit the road. We decided to head toward Nelson and see what we could see! Which was really …

I lied to you in the last blog. We weren't in a place called Wanaku - it was actually Wanaka!! Its hard getting to grips with the names over here! And we didn't hire bikes the next day either! Instead we drove down the road to a place called Puzzling World. There is a big maze here and a few illusi…

*****DAY TWENTY-SIX (December 28, 2008) - The ferry and my car!***** I got on the ferry around 10am or so & got ready to head south.  I couldn't believe how BIG of a ship it was.  It really was like I was on a cruise or something.  I headed for the top deck so I could see the go…

A weekend away down the Malbourough Sounds, fishing, and WAY too much time in the spa pool.

Finally a good nights sleep. I was so warm, dry, and cozy in my new tent and sleeping bag I didn’t want to get up. I set my alarm for 6:30 so I could be at the ferry terminal by7:30. It was only supposed to be a 20 minute drive but the traffic was terrible. I ended up getting there at 8 and t…

This day would be a very long day. We had a wake-up call at 4 am.... I can tell you that is early. We had an appointment somewhere at 5 am to get dressed for swimming with the dolphins. I did not join the group, i am just a observer and therefor have to take pictures with 5 camera's around my neck …

Once again had to get up early - today we were catching the ferry down to the South Island. Luckily a shuttle went from the hostel to the ferry place which saved us a lot of bother. We caught the 9.30am ferry which soon began to sway up and down at an alarming gradient. Now neither of us had eve…

On Saturday (the day before my birthday) we spent time in the morning organising what we were going to do on my birthday and where we were going to stay. We then decided to go on a 3 hour walk to the Snout in Picton, which was a really nice walk but quite hilly in parts especially as the weather wa…

The Villa is definetely one of the best hostels i've ever stayed in, lot's of charm, great (beer)garden. and a spa pool. a spa pool the day after the tangariro crossing. heaven on earth! it was fully booked, but it was still farily quiet in the hostel, since everyone awake was out back having fun. …

Fiji, New Zealand and Australia

gorgeous drive to picton with andrew for diving, my first time really diving, in the marlborough sounds!!!met up with jeff, too!! for dinner at a thai restaurant...in a house!!diving is just...wow. wow wow wow.the guide we went with suggested that andrew and i go off on our own from the group. cuz …