Today was the day of the ferry crossing to the South Island. We were lined up to board at around 11:20 and waited for about an hour before we were able to drive on. The scheduled departure time was 1pm with the ferry due to arrive in Picton at 4:30pm, which was fairly close to the actual time. The seas were calm and the crossing was uneventful. We sat across from a New Zealander and his Dutch wife who lived in the United Kingdom and were visiting and travelling through New Zealand for six months with their two children who had never yet been to New Zealand. We have met and chatted with quite a few other travellers as well as New Zealanders which is always an interesting part of travelling.
On the South Island we decided not to drive too far so we headed for Blenheim, about a half an hour from Picton, where the map showed a Top 10 holiday park. Top 10 is an organization of holiday parks which offer a good quality campgrounds as well as cabins, good amenities and more. We checked in, and when driving down to our site noticed things that didn't quite meet Top 10 standards: more permanent trailers than what we would expect, older than usual amenities. We then double checked the name of the campground, and realized it was in fact no longer a Top 10 park, and we could see why. A little frustrated we pitched our tent while avoiding rabbit and goose droppings (luckily not too many). The kitchen doubled as a TV room in which some campers watched TV making concentrating on updating the blog a little harder. We did meet a nice Malaysian/ Singapore couple with two boys in the kitchen/ common room who had moved to New Zealand around 10 years ago and talked with them about Malaysia and about living in New Zealand.
Campground in Wellington
Ferry to the South Island
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