Our last day on the South Island! We left Nelson to drive along the Queen Charlotte Drive beside the Pelorous Sound, passing through Havelock home of New Zealand Green Lipped mussels.
Picton is at the head of The Queen Carlotte Sound. The ferry leaves here for Wellington, taking an hour to exit the Sound before heading out into The Cook Straight. The scenery can only be described as a cross between the West Coast of Scotland and the Norwegian Fjords. Havelock is the home to the famous Marlborough mail boat run, this is the mail delivery service to remote homes and inlets accessible only by water. Trampers (walkers) catch the mail boat out to campsites and hike along the Queen Charlotte Hiking Trail. The sailing here looks wonderful - you could sail for days without coming across another person let alone another boat!
I have included a link to the Marlborough Sound info site http://www.destinationmarlborough.com/
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