We left
Kaikoura around 9am and stopped along the coast at Ohau Point to see some
seals. From here our only stop was in Blenheim for breakfast and toilets. We
arrived at Picton ferry port just after midday but out ferry didn’t leave until
2pm. The journey across was very rough and not as pleasant as the one on the
way over to the South island. Not long after boarding the boat we were told at
about 3.30pm the captain and the staff would be taking part in an evacuation
drill, this was to make everyone aware so no one would panic. It was rather
amusing to see people who had fallen asleep, wake up and be confused to hear
the captain saying ‘ABANDON SHIP, ABANDON SHIP!’
Finally off
the boat we made our way to Base hostel. This is the first of a few places we
are no revisiting heading back north with the Kiwi bus. Rach and Charli have a
friend who moved to Wellington about 2 years ago and he was having a party so
we were invited to stay with him to save on a night’s accommodation. Kelly was leaving
on the bus the following morning so she decided to stay at Base, which worked
perfectly for us. We left our big bags in a locker and sorted out tomorrow night’s
stay. We quickly grabbed some food, got ready and headed over to Dan’s house
for the night.
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