Marahau to Blueridge Ferry to Wellington

We woke up early this morning to drive back through the mountains to Picton to meet the ferry to take us, as foot passengers, to Wellington, on the North Island. We leave behind Pete, our wonderful Airbnb host in Marahau. Because of his declining health, we were his last guests. It’s too bad because he welcomed us with a beautiful space, great amenities, and a Canadian flag in the driveway. After some difficulty finding the Hertz office in Picton, we dropped off our rental car, because rental cars can’t go across on the ferry. We received an email yesterday that the ferry we had booked, months ago, had changed it’s departure time. We knew we couldn’t make the 10:15 check in. The New Zealand Go-Way rep got us on a 2 pm Blueridge Ferry. We made it in time to drop off our car, eat lunch, & walk the km or so to the Blueridge Ferry Dock. Another email said our departure would be delayed until 3pm. The ferry eventually departed at 3:30, and arrived in Wellington around 7pm & we made our way to our hotel.Read more