Starting South Island Sightseeing

Busy day today, up at 6:00am to do the following 3 things:

1. Caught the Cook Strait ferry from Wellington to Picton - very scenic ferry journey through the Marlborough sounds.

Photo: View of Wellington from back of the Cook Strait Ferry

2. Sampled wine at 4 of the Marlborough region vineyards (Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay mainly).

3. Picturesque drive along East coast of the South Island to Kaikoura in preparation for our whale watching trip tomorrow.

Would write more and post photos but so sleepy now... sAJasdzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz