Wellington- Picton- Ship cove

Vi tog færgen fra Wellington mod Picton om morgenen, hvilket tog omkring 3,5 timer. Pludselig var vi havnet på Sydøen, og allerede fra færgen var der flotte landskaber. Glæden og forventningerne steg med det samme til det nye ø eventyr.

På færgeoverfarten fik vi et opkald om, at vores vandtaxi fra Picton til Ship Cove var blevet aflyst, og vi blev nødt til hurtigt at finde en ny afgang, som vi kunne tage dagen efter.

Da vi ankom til Picton, gik vi lidt rundt og fandt bl.a. en minigolfbane, hvor jeg havde modvind og tabte snævert! Derefter fandt vi den lokale pub og fik noget at spise, hvorefter vi slappede af på vores hostel.

Om morgenen tog vi med vandtaxaen i 1,5 time og ankom til Ship Cove, hvorfra Queen Charlotte Track starter, som jeg går de kommende fire dage. Det skulle eftersigende være en flot introduktion til Sydøen.

Vi havde valgt at starte meget roligt ud med 6 km, da vores oprindelige vandtaxi først sejlede sent om eftermiddagen. Vi valgte dog stadig at stoppe ved dette campsted, da det skulle være flot, og kroppen lige skulle i gang igen efter nogle gode dage i Wellington.

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We took the ferry from Wellington to Picton in the morning, which took about 3.5 hours. Suddenly, we found ourselves on the South Island, and already from the ferry there were stunning landscapes. The excitement and anticipation immediately rose for this new island adventure.

During the ferry crossing, we received a call saying that our water taxi from Picton to Ship Cove had been cancelled, and we quickly had to find a new departure we could take the following day.

When we arrived in Picton, we walked around a bit and found, among other things, a mini-golf course, where I had a headwind and narrowly lost! Afterwards, we found the local pub and had something to eat, before relaxing at our hostel.

In the morning, we took the water taxi for 1.5 hours and arrived at Ship Cove, where the Queen Charlotte Track begins a trail I will be walking over the next four days. It is said to be a beautiful introduction to the South Island.

We had chosen to start very slowly with just 6 km, as our original water taxi was scheduled to depart late in the afternoon. Even so, we decided to stop at this campsite, as it was supposed to be beautiful, and our bodies needed some time to get moving again after a few good days in Wellington.Read more