again, swim round the headland, or climb up what looked like a fairly good set of steps cut into the bank back up to the top. We opted for the later. What looked fairly easy though was an extremely hard slog up a very steep and slippery grassy bank, with not such a good grip. It brought back memories of my vertigo at Angkor Wat, and was definitely not a recommended activity for a cold and windy day whilst suffering with a cold!! Back a the safety and warmth of the campsite we spent the rest of the day writing diaries and doing photos for your reading and viewing pleasure!!

The next morning we were very surprised to wake up bathed in sunshine, and even more surprised to be surrounded by snow capped mountains. I don’t think either of us realised just how mountainous the area around here is. So after breakfast we headed straight back to the claimed best view in New Zealand, and whilst we didn’t

necessarily agree with the statement it was a pretty impressive view, and a vast improvement on the day before!! The mountains here rise out of the ocean up to around 10,000 ft faster than anywhere else apparently.

The drive back to Picton was only a couple of hours, so we took it easy. The scenery gradually changed from dramatic mountain scenery to the rolling vineyards of the Marlborough region, probably the most famous of the New Zealand wine regions. We stopped for lunch in Blenhiem, the centre of the winery tour business, and had, of all things, a delightful veggie kebab for lunch!! Once back in Picton we drove around the coast and had a walk down to a beach past an old Maori site, and then went back into the town to watch the sunset over the Marlborough Sounds, and wait for our ferry to arrive.