March 12, 2017

2x Woods Christmas Vacation or How to fit 8 people in a minivan with luggage for 10 days

The day after Christmas, or Boxing Day in New Zealand, we headed to the South Island with Cody, JoEllen and the gang. So to answer the title of this post, you pretty much fit everyone in one way only, with exchanges between those of similar size. Luckily turf wars were held to a minimum throughout the journey.

We had to catch the ferry in Wellington about 7am, so it was an early start for the adventure. The ferry takes about 4 hours. The route is to exit Wellington Harbor, cross the Cook Strait, then travel up Marlborough Sound to the small port of Picton.

We had a wooden block for each person and the vehicle, to prove that we had paid.


Looking across Wellington Harbor from the ferry.

Downtown Wellington. 2 tugboats that help cruise ships dock in foreground.

Some look more excited than others to be on a ferry.
Carter Fountain, in Oriental Bay.

Some of the tourists

Cute tourist 

Top deck of the ferry. Nice day to travel.

Marlborough Sound




This is what the ferry looks like.

Happy traveler

Approaching Picton
We played tourist in Picton for an hour, then picnic'd in a park. Then headed to Christchurch for the night. No other pictures. The journey took about 6 1/2 hours.  We started a theme for the trip. A different type of ethnic food each evening for the adults. Ethen was brave and decided to join the adults in this adventure. 1st night: Moroccan. Very good.

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