Nelson

Ferry crossing was fine. In fact, the ride into Picton was pretty spectacular. The South Island is immediately more scenic, everywhere you turn there's another amazing view (snow capped mountains, waterfalls, beaches etc.) When we arrived we drove straight down to Nelson, a biggish town on the north coast, and stayed just past it in Kaiteriteri. Yesterday we went walking in the Abel Tasman national park, before having a couple of beers in Nelson in the afternoon. Today there's a market on in town with lots of local arts, crafts and food and we might go to the cinema again this afternoon.