Due to our late night movie, we slept in this morning. We
had to check out of our hotel by 10am, but our ferry to the South Island wasn’t
until 2pm, which left us with a bit of open time. So, we did what seemed most
practical – shopping! ;) Shopping in downtown Wellington is a lot of fun! And
we even got awesome parking spots, which was nothing short of a miracle. In
addition to shopping, we took the Wellington Cable Car to a beautiful lookout
point and perused the Cable Car Museum at the top.
We underestimated traffic and forgot that we had to fill up
our rental car with gas to return it before the ferry. That resulted in a bit
of a rush and half running from our car to the check in point. We ended up
having a few minutes to spare. Upon sailing, I began to get seasick. That
doesn’t usually happen to me, but the ferry was rocking back and forth quite a
bit. Grant went in search of a remedy and ended up getting me some Ginger Beer
(like Root Beer, but with ginger). It did help quite a lot. It’s also fun to
try the unique foods and drinks of New Zealand.
Sitting on the ferry, drinking my ginger beer, and working on the blog.
The rest of the ferry ride was relaxing, and the last 45
minutes were breathtaking, as we were sailing through Marlborough Sounds to get
to our destination, Picton, on the South Island. We spent much of this time
overlooking the ship’s balcony. While we were outside, we spent some time
reading the Bible together. It’s something we’ve been doing almost daily during
our drives or down time. We’ve been reading several chapters of 1 Samuel each
day, processing what we read, and then applying it to our lives. It sparks a
lot of thought and conversation between us, and it has been so nice to have
ample time to discuss things with one another and learn from each other.
Beautiful view from the balcony of the ferry. We sailed through the path you see ahead.
Another amazing view off of the ferry.
Our hotel is a two minute drive from the ferry terminal with
a beautiful harbor view off of a private glass balcony, so that it doesn’t
obstruct the view at all. It is the nicest room we have stayed in so far. We
spent the rest of the evening cooking pasta, relaxing, and getting things ready
for Scuba diving tomorrow! We will be out all day on three dives, so I’m sure
we’ll have a lot to write about.
View from our hotel balcony. You can see the harbor, the ocean,
and the Marlborough sounds in the background.
I'm finishing the post this morning because our internet was beyond slow last night. Hope you all slept well :)
We "fell back" with Daylight Savings Time ending last night. We aren't complaining with the extra hour of sleep.
Love, the George family
I'm so glad you guys are having such a fun time! Whoever knew there was such a thing called Ginger Beer?!
ReplyDeleteAbe and I am so loving reading about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely look forward to reading about your adventures and the pictures are amazing. You both should be tour guides. For never having been there you have picked up the culture very well.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the rest of the trip.
Love,
Aunt Alice
So, we realized that it's not actually Easter. You can see that we have been enjoying our vacation! We don't even know what day it is. We can celebrate all week, though! :) Thanks everyone! I had no idea there was Ginger Beer...it was called D*mn Good Ginger Beer, haha :) I'm so glad you guys are enjoying it, Sally and Abe! We met some guys today during Scuba and one of them reminded me a lot of Abe! He had the same laugh and curly hair! Alice, I think we would enjoy being tour guides, but we'd have to keep travelling to keep it interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Grant found a cure for your seasickness Cindy...Ginger Beer huh, who-would-a-known? Sounds like the views of the scenery are breathtakingly gorgeous! Can't wait to see your pics ;) Happy Easter :) Mom XOXOX
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