The ferry left at 8:30am, and it was a nice ride. The ship is bigger than the ferry to Great Barrier Island, so its less bumpy/seasicky.
It also weaves through the Marlborough sounds, so it gets scenic near the end.
We arrived in Picton and drove down to Kaikoura, stopping to see seals along the way.
Kaikoura is a unique place in NZ, the mountains come right up to the sea and shoot straight down into the water, they have some of the deepest water close to shore- 1 km out its 1km deep. This is why they have one of the richest marine life environments in the country- there are whales, dolphins, and seals-o-plenty. They also have tighter fishing and shellfish restrictions because so many come to take advantage of the good fishing and plentiful crayfish, the country's favorite delicacy.
We did a nice coastal walk and Jill had to negotiate her way around a lazy sleeping seal that was in our way. He couldn't be bothered to even open his eyes.
We are only in Kaikoura as a 2 night stop-over on our way to start a new workstay at a farm, but I fully intend to come back to try fishing and diving for some fresh paua and crayfish.
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