Today we left Wellington via the interislander ferry that runs between the North Island, Wellington and the South Island, Picton. The ferry ride is about 3 hours and is quite a large boat. The views were spectacular and once we got out of the bay, the seas got rough, but with such a large boat no one got sick. We then drove to Havelock, Nelson and onto Nelson Lakes, the day was sunny so we had a hard time not stopping because the views were just awesome. We are now in the town of St. Arnaud, which is basically a general store and some cabins. We are in a cabin, making our dinner in a microwave, because when we went looking for food, the store had closed, it was 6PM. Emily thinks this is just fine, apparently she has been living like this for the last 3 1/2 months. Mom and Dad were looking for something a bit better, we will survive. Here the lakes meet the mountains, you will see the lake and snow covered mountains in the same view. Tomorrow we will do a few short hikes around here, Emily spent time here this semester and is in love with its beauty. We plan then to trek down to Arthur's Pass and do some more Tramping (that is Kiwi speak for hiking). Well, enough for now, we hope all is well in the states. We have been posting a few pictures each day on our Flickr page, if you lost the link it is; http://www.flickr.com/photos/fjaquish/sets/72157617392984591/
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