The next morning we got back on the bus and made our way
Kaikoura. I didn't feel great when I woke up, but I just figured that it would
pass after a little while. It didn’t. It got worse throughout the day. Finally
at about 2 o’clock we pulled up to the look-out where you could see
all of Kaikoura, the entire bus got to see me puke on the side of the road. It
was really very attractive. I slept the rest of the afternoon and felt much
better the next morning. I think I just had a 24 hour bug. I didn't see much of Kaikoura, but I've actually been there before, so if I had to miss a day. this was the best choice. The
next day we went back to the lookout because the weather was much nicer, and I
was happy because the first time I was only looking at my shoes.
We then
made our way to see the baby seal pups, who for some unknown reason make their way
up the Ohau stream and play with each other at the waterfall. Hmm, maybe that's the reason, who doesn't like playing in a waterfall?
Next stop Picton, which is in the heart of the Marlborough wine region. Along the way we stopped for gas and I saw the best weather predictor ever!
That afternoon my Stray Bus went in a different direction, leaving me and one other girl in Picton for the night until the next bus came along. After saying goodbye to our
friends on the bus we did a fantastic wine tour! This was my first wine tasting as sadly, although I'm legal here, I still can’t legally drink in the United States.
I got learn all about the wine that this region of New Zealand is known for.
This includes sauvignon blanc’s and pinot noir’s. We got to go to five
different vineyards and even saw the wine cellar in one. (2 pics)
I would say it was very successful and tasty
afternoon in Picton.
The next morning I got to take the hostel's dog Poppy for a walk around the lake front. Then we met up with the new Stray Bus, and began our journey to the beautiful Abel Tasman. (pic)
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