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 |