It’s Time to Sail South

After spending almost four weeks on the North Island of New Zealand, it was time to take ourselves and our camper across the Cook Strait to the South Island.

Wellington, the Capital of New Zealand, is surrounded by a magnificent harbor at the southwest tip of the North Island. It is a major crossroads between the North and South Islands.


All inter-island ferries, carrying passengers, cars, motor homes, semi- trucks, and entire trains, depart and arrive here.


A lighthouse at the harbor entrance warns ships of the rugged coastline below.


To arrive at the South Island’s major northern port, you pass through the beautiful bays and inlets of Marlborough Sounds.