Friday, 18 April 2014

Ferry

Lots of people left early from the campsite to travel to the ferry. We followed suit ...

We had breakfast down by the waterfront before joining the long queue for the Interislander Ferry. Once we entered the car hold, we parked up and grabbed a reclining seat in the lounge. The ferry slowly made its way for miles along the narrow channels of the Sound before reaching the open sea. We left the South Island behind...

It wasn't long before we spotted the North Island on the horizon but it took a long time to actually reach it. In fact the whole journey took approximately 3.5 hours.

We drove off the ferry ramp and straight to the Indonesian Embassy in Wellington to apply for visas.

Next, thanks to some very kind people, we were allowed to park in an office car park right in the centre of town and from here we could walk anywhere in the city!

Our first stop was the gallery with some intetesting modern art displays! The weather was fairly miserable so we walked next door and spent time in the library cafe before heading to our accommodation.