Turning in a rental car has never been so difficult. They weren’t open, or by the ferry, or anything that would have made sense. We barely got on the InterIslander Ferry in time. It was a four hour trip that I mostly played Nintendo DS during, while MK fought for a view outside. Our new car was some ridiculous sporty Ford.

We got in to Picton around noon. There was a little rain so we stopped for lunch and I had some really great oysters. It was immediately noticeable how much prettier it was on this South Island. The views were amazing, the water was even clearer, the boats parked on the coast were bigger and nicer. We hiked to Split Apple Rock. We made plans for the next day to take a water taxi, the only way to get to some of the coves by where we were.