Oct 28 Sunday Willington ferry terminal to Upper Hutt. Picton is a small town sandwitched between the hills and the deep placed waters of Queen Charlotte sound. The ferry ride is 3.5 hrs . across the Cook Strait past the spectacular Marbough Fjord . 1.5 hrs is spent in open waters. Our crossing was uneventful. We spent most of the time in the bow. http://www.interislander.co.nz/ On arrival to Wellington we go to Te Papa museum on the waterfront. Entrance is free. http://www.tepapagovt.nz/ We hire a guide ($8 each) and he shows us an overview of the 5 story building. Here is all things Kivi. My favorite was level 4 Maui meeting house painted in rainbow pastel colours . We stay at the Harcourt Holiday park. Some of us go to the RSA ( like an Leigon) I have my lamb yum.

our new rig
larnach castle

Oct 17 Wednesday- our Kivi journey begins with a bus taking all the drivers to pick up our rigs. Fantasy uses a different co. so the rigs are a little different. They have a flat front nose like a cab over. The beds seen to have a little more room and the fridge came equipped with a bottle of white wine. What a nice touch. Today is our longest drive 215 miles to Dunedin. We stop to get groceries then head out with a beautiful view of the Cook Mt .and the Southern Alps. We climb from the dry Tussock region through Burkes Pass to the Mackenzie high country. Sheep farming and cropping are the economic backbone of the area. It is extremely windy and a little scary when a big truck passes you. It starts to rain after we stop at the perfectly sphericals Moeraki Boulders sitting on the beach.. They have a circumference 0f 13’(4m). We arrive at the Leith Valley Holliday Park and unpack our clothes and groceries.