To Wellington, Picton and the Marlborough Sounds

We had a beautiful drive down to Wellington (other than a huge rainstorm on the Desert Road!), with perfect sunshine and dead calm in Wellington (which isn't all that common!).  The ferry ride over to Picton the next day was fantastic - very little wind and beautiful sunshine - Queen Charlotte Sound is really nice on a day like that.
Picton is an ordinary little town, but with a fantastic harbour.  After lunch there, we headed off to Nikau Cove campsite where we stayed for 4 nights.  Highlights of the time there:

• A walk at Mt Stokes - the kids did a fantastic job walking on very very rough track.  We walked for about 5 hours (return), but didn't manage to get to the top.
• Playing on the beach
• Finding wildlife - hundreds of crabs under the rocks at low tide, along with a some mussels for dinner.

Set of photos here.