Saturday, March 24, 2012

NZ Travelogue Day 25 to 26

Havelock/Picton
 Havelock - the mussel capital is a small town with a marina, situated near the Marlborough Sounds.

It was a sunny day when we set off along the Kenepuru Road,  along the shore of Mahau and Kenepuru Sounds.

 We stopped at Te Mahia, with a beautiful view of the Kenepuru Sound. Time passed quickly as we sat enjoying the changing colours of the water and the moving clouds.
 
What a better place for a coffee and followed by a lunch. 

 Delicious seafood pizza for two.

Reluctantly we said goodbye to the beautiful view and zigzagged our way back to Havelock.

That evening, we had dinner at the Marina - the biggest bowl of tomato soup i ever had. And the side order of potato wedges turned out to be a meal itself. 

Next morning, we zigzagged along Queen Charlotte Drive for Picton,

and made a number of photo stops.

 Queen Charlotte Sound - isn't it beautiful?
  
Along the way, we watched a ferry cruising towards Picton Harbour.

It's the Interislander ferry Kaikati that we would be taking to Wellington a few days later. 
What a coincidence!

Why is this named Shakespeare's Bay? No idea. 


Picton Harbour and the palm trees lining along the harbour. We'll be back 2 days later when we crossed from South Island to North Island. 

Next stop: Blenheim half an hour drive from Picton - to visit the cousin of David's mother.

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