South for the Winter

I "finally" made it to the South Island! After leaving National Park, I headed down to Palmerston North and then to Wellington. From Wellington I took the InterIslander Ferry (about 3 hr) across the Cook Strait to Picton in the South Island! Then I drove over to Nelson and continued onto Golden Bay, where I am now. Golden Bay reminds me of the Bay of Islands, and that is dangerous.... because I very much want to stay here. And I have been so happy to support this town that I pumped a lot of money into the economy over the last 2 days :P

Plimmerton

 Birdies in the local library

 

Lining up for the ferry!

Hurrah

I've never driven onto a ship before! It was really exciting!

A movie theatre on-board

Poor cows didn't look like they wanted to be there :(

The Cook Strait - lovely!

The cows in the evening

Arriving into Picton

Scenic drive toward Nelson

Ha ha... THIS is what it's all about!

Chomp-chomp!

Yodel-ehh-eee-hoo!!

Happy happiness... this is great cheese! At home they're cubes, but here they're pie-shaped!! YUMMM

I apologize for not posting pictures of Wellington. It's a beautiful city and I had fun there, but will probably not settle there after all. I love the country-side too much. I will pass through Wellington again when I return to the North Island in late Spring. The Great Walks will have to wait until Spring as well. For now, I am enjoying Golden Bay...