South Island

We've made it to the South Island following a few days of travel. After leaving Thames we drove down to Turangi, near Tongariro National Park. We took off from there in the morning rain listening to a Beethoven cassette (with no antenna we still get very limited radio stations) and made it all the way down to Wellington.

We spent the night at a cool backpackers in the heart of downtown Wellington where we enjoyed strolling (and running) along the wharf, eating (and drinking) at a brewery and visiting Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum. There were also plenty of playgrounds around the city, like the one below, that helped Ediza get some of her energy out.


Our journey continued on the Interislander ferry, which is a three-hour boat ride connecting Wellington (at the bottom of the North Island) to Picton (at the top of the South Island). After driving our car off the ferry we continued about another two hours to Nelson, where we are now staying with Peter and Sue.

More to come (including pictures) once I make it to an Internet cafe in town.