We took a different ferry each way, and the first one we rode was 10 storeys high! Inside was movie cinemas, a 2 storey kids play area, multiple places to get food and drinks, you could get wi-fi and hire a cabin. This also takes cars in it's belly, but over 2 storeys - and there was an entire row over motorhomes... on the way back was a few rows on trains!
Seeing as we got an early trip over, we hired a cabin for people to rest in. Rob and Daniel spent time in there and the rest of us went upstairs and downstairs all over the boat.
I didn't realise just how close the North and South islands were to each other. My last major crossing like this was heading to Tasmania from Melbourne - which is around 500km and 10 hours, this is only around 100km and 3 hours.
However, you pretty much leave land sight on the North Island to see land on the south, it's not just going on a southern journey, it's also going east to get to the next port. The actual distance between wellington and Picton is 92 kilometres but the shortest distance between the 2 islands is 24 kilometres.
On the way down, we hoped to see dolphins, and when the captain called it we were too busy racing around the ship to see them... good thing we had another crossing to do.
Wow it looks like you're having a great time in NZ. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
ReplyDeleteAwww I love that you found the blog and commented. We had a fantastic trip all part of a lifetime experience :)
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