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Location Date Christchurch 1263686400 Aoraki/mount Cook 1263600000 Queenstown 1263427200 Fox Glacier 1263168000 Nelson 1262908800 Picton
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We arrived at Picton via a wine tour of the Marlborough region, where we took in the delights of several wineries including Te Whare Ra and Auntsfield. The former being a boutique winery run by a husband and wife team. We met said husband who to took us through all their very lovely wines, so lovely in fact Andrew found a white wine that he liked (Reisling D) and Pinot Noir that we both loved, and hence we bought a bottle of each. At Auntsfield Andrew found a C******nay (Cobb Cottage) he liked even more than the Reisling D - so we HAD to by a bottle of that too. Ah well...
Picton is a seaside resort town where you can get a ferry to Wellington on the North Island, or take boat trips to enable you to walk the famous Queen Charlotte Track. With only one full day here, we opted for a boat trip through Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove to start a four hour tramp to Furneaux Bay, then a boat back to Picton harbour (Endeavour Express $63). If you have the time, the full track takes 4 days.
Apparently, the message in the title above was believed by Captain Cook who stayed here in Ship Cove several times, so he grew and made beer here to protect his men while they did repairs on his ships. Or maybe the whole thing was an elaborate cover for the fact that they fancied hanging out in these beautiful bays, partying when there wasn't actually anything wrong with there ship. Who knows.
The tramp (NZ term for walk) was lovely, challenging but not too challenging and it helped that we had absolutely gorgeous weather. The Sound's scenery was, in a word, beautiful - original bush, turqouise clear waters and sunshine. And although peak season, it felt like we were on our own for the most part - lovely.
The other advantage to the tramp we undertook is that you end up at Furneaux Bay which has the Furmeaux Lodge in it (and the No Road Inn), so we had a well deserved pint (well three pints for the price of one, due to quirky beer pumps) and rested up our weary feet lying in the sunshine whilst waiting for our return boat. Bliss.
We'd recommend the hostel we stayed in, Steph the owner is very friendly and welcoming. It feels like you're in your own home. You'd need a car however, as it isn't in Picton town.
Picton is a seaside resort town where you can get a ferry to Wellington on the North Island, or take boat trips to enable you to walk the famous Queen Charlotte Track. With only one full day here, we opted for a boat trip through Queen Charlotte Sound to Ship Cove to start a four hour tramp to Furneaux Bay, then a boat back to Picton harbour (Endeavour Express $63). If you have the time, the full track takes 4 days.
Apparently, the message in the title above was believed by Captain Cook who stayed here in Ship Cove several times, so he grew and made beer here to protect his men while they did repairs on his ships. Or maybe the whole thing was an elaborate cover for the fact that they fancied hanging out in these beautiful bays, partying when there wasn't actually anything wrong with there ship. Who knows.
The tramp (NZ term for walk) was lovely, challenging but not too challenging and it helped that we had absolutely gorgeous weather. The Sound's scenery was, in a word, beautiful - original bush, turqouise clear waters and sunshine. And although peak season, it felt like we were on our own for the most part - lovely.
The other advantage to the tramp we undertook is that you end up at Furneaux Bay which has the Furmeaux Lodge in it (and the No Road Inn), so we had a well deserved pint (well three pints for the price of one, due to quirky beer pumps) and rested up our weary feet lying in the sunshine whilst waiting for our return boat. Bliss.
We'd recommend the hostel we stayed in, Steph the owner is very friendly and welcoming. It feels like you're in your own home. You'd need a car however, as it isn't in Picton town.
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