Well the travelling to get here went mostly as planned. Except that bit about getting some sleep on the overnight bus. I slept better when I nodded off a couple times on the ferry. The bus left Nelson on time and arrived in Picton on time too.
The trip to Picton was great. Very interesting and extremely beautiful. First thing we passed was the Nelson Haven. This is a huge harbour area protected from the Tasman Bay seawaters and weather by a boulder bank stretching 13 km long and 100m wide. It is one of the longest in the world. The waters in the Haven are extremely calm.
Next was the 98,000 hectaire reforestation project that makes the hills look like corderoy. Neat lines of tree plantings. Very odd to see. Took a couple of photos.
Then the Rae Valley. Took us 45 minutes to drive through this area that is New Zealand's largest vinyard area. Home to over 40 world famour vintners.
In Picton there was such a crowd that I only had time to do a bit of photo taking around the harbour front. Picton looked nice and I wish I could have seen more of it.
OOPS! This place is closing. Must run. More later...
Posted by gailene at May 3, 2004 10:57 PM