I was all set for my whale watching and had booked that up on route with teh pictyon ferry.
Only problem is I get to the centre of town to check up on the boat about an hour early. The woman in the campsite had already warned nme boats were getting turned back because of south westerlies.
Of course I get there whale watching is cancelled so I phone a company up that goes out on choppers. They will go if I can get 2 more people so ring back at 12.30.
There's not much to do there other than whale watch so off i go for some breakfast. 12.30 arrives and I call, no joy so off i head to picton.
I get to picton early so do a ship wreck and teh aquarium. The aquarium isn't much to look at but they do have some fantastic sea horses. The ship wreck wasn't bad either and they have done a good job on restoration.
I tried to kill time until the ferry.
At 6 I headed off, half an hour early for teh interislander ferry. Good job too as my 7.30 boat had been cancelled and I was put on with their competitors. It was leaving half an hour earlier than i planned.
Great trip the boat was up and down. They had already cancelled one that morning. The journey was gouign to be longer. We finally reach the harbour at 10.45. We had been travelling since 7pm and i had been in a ferry que since 6pm.
After getting off the ferry i went the wrong way and nearly ended driving north. Eventually i turned around and headed back. Parking near a restaurant near the youth hostel (YHA) i was booked into. I will have to get up early to move the car int the morning. Dam! I am asbolutely shattered from the driving and the late night! Of course I wake the girls up sharing the room with me. Tough! Plus the YHA is going under re-development! Nice place though best yha yet!
Posted by alexd at August 22, 2004 06:21 AM