Off to Wellington

Thursday we headed to Wellington via train and ferry.  The train ride was very nice: big panoramic windows to view the countryside.  Lots of hills and meadows at first usually inhabited by Sheep and cattle, some quite big dairy herds. 


When we finally touched on the coast just south of Kaikoura we saw the sea again in its full fury.  North of Kaikoura we began to see lots of fur seals on the rocks and boulders along the shore.


We transferred to a ferry at Picton.  The ride across the strait was about 3.5 hours.  Windy, windy, windy, but getting warmer.  We stayed inside the boat for most of the trip.  A pod of dolphins scooted along our side for a while and then dropped back to entertain others, I guess.  



 We took a shuttle to the YHA Wellington City hostel, which is very nice and set up our living quarters there for the four days we will be here.