We left Christchurch at 6:00AM on April 15th so that we could catch the 1:15PM ferry from Picton to Wellington. It seemed fitting that Marlborough Sound would be our last view of the South Island. We had two great sailing trips there and it's one of our favorite places. The ferry ride was uneventful. We made it off the ferry to our room with a great view by 5PM.The next day we toured the harborfront including the national museum, took a cable care ride, visited the parliament buildings and enjoyed some great dining all within walking distance. We left early on the 17th headed to Rotorua
. Rotorua is known as a center of forestry and forest research in New Zealand, at least to foresters. To normal people it's known as a geo-thermal resort area. I had an appointment with a forest economist here, meanwhile Karen and Abby hit the mudbath. We took a walk through a beautiful redwood forest. More pictures have been posted on our Flickr photo site (see links) and we've put some videos there too which is a new option in Flickr.
Today we took a floatplane trip over volcanos and forests, did some final gift buying and weighed our luggage to see if we would be allowed on the plane to Los Angeles. We told one of the floatplane crew about our 5 months in the South Island and 5 days in the North Island. He admitted that as a South Islander he thought that our ratio was about right. Tomorrow we leave for Auckland our last stop in New Zealand.
Cheers,
Bob
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