words from the world

We arrive in the late afternoon in the New-Zealand capital. No time to visit a museum such as Te Papa - the museum of the Maori history. After these several hours spending in the car, we prefer to go for a urban walking. The athmosphere is more relaxed than in Auckland with numerous pedestrians streets and a hill in the middle of the city that offers you to rest after a day of work or transport. That's the perfect place to have a view from above over the city and its harbour.








The guesthouse where we reside belongs to the YHA (youth hostelling association) and it is recognizable with its logo Hostelling International : a blue triangle with a house and a white Christmas tree. With 312 beds, it's a factory! However, the atmosphere is nice even if we stay only one night.
The next day, we take the ferry to the southern island. It likens to the ferry to go to Corsica, the vehicles embark on the lower decks and then, the passengers get to the upper decks for the 3-hour journey. From the upper deck, the rugged coast scrolls. A calm crossing on a flat water.










When we arrive, we take back the car to go to Motuekau. Tomorrow, we'll do our first New-Zealand trek with a night in the tent within the Abel Tasman park.