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Day 146 Our ferry to the South Island was to depart at 9:30am so after some final packing we jumped into a taxi. The ferry was bigger than I expected, it had three floors, a bar, a cafe and viewing decks. We picked a seat upstairs and bought a coffee as we enjoyed the views. The first hour was spent navigating our way out of Wellington Port and into the Cook Straight. Eve had her bands strapped on and took some sea sickness tablets as this stretch of water is notoriously choppy. Once in the Straight we could feel the ferry bobbing about but luckily it wasn't anywhere near as bad as it could have been. Me, Jonathon and Dad went for a walk around and once outside on the decks we were physically knocked back by the wind. It was unbelievably strong, we could barely walk through it so we had a laugh walking about as Eve and Mam stayed inside trying not to be sick. After two hours we finally reached Marlborough Sounds. It is such a beautiful area, the rising mountains and calm waters are so inspiring. Once we docked in we had to find the car rental desk and sign some papers before we got our hands on our motor for the week. We then met back up with Ian and Carrie and we followed them to our bed for the night. They had booked us all in an apartment so we were all together which was great. It was still only 2ish by now so the five of us went for a small walk along the coast to a little cove called Bob's Bay, Bob wasn't to be found but he had a nice little pad. It only took half an hour to get there and it was great so we chilled out for a while then headed back. We all got changed and went out to find a restaurant. Typically the place where Ian usually goes when they visit was closed so we found a small bar instead. It was nice with everybody there and we had a good laugh. Carrie took Emily and Adam back to the apartment and the rest of us went to a couple of bars for drinks. We all had a great night and headed back to the apartment around 12ish where we sat and chatted for another hour.
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