South Island Drive

We boarded the Blue Bridge Ferry right about sunrise. The scenic three hour voyage took us to Picton where we boated though multiple different ocean sounds with mountainous coasts. On the boat you could sit and watch a movie, dine in the cafe, grab a drink from the bar, or watch the journey from one of the decks. Once on the South Island we began driving down the East Coast along the Pacific Motorway. This drive was similar to the Pacific Highway in California, only with much bluer water, huge mountains on the opposite side and hardly any towns. We made it to Christchurch (a decent sized city) at sunset and decided to keep driving a little further, then slept in a town near the beach. The next day we headed inland towards Queenstown. We were faced with snowy mountain ranges and sketchy roads, which made our drive take longer than expected. Like the rest of the country, there were sheep everywhere. :)