South to North Island - Wellington

Over the Easter weekend we travelled from the South Island to the North. Before arriving in Picton, we travelled on the scenic road from Havelock. Here we ran across a typical New Zealand slice of life in a place called The Grove. The Grove was a small village with a port for small fishing boats and what looked like weekend sailors. On the way out of town we stopped at The Grove Arm Jetty and this is the picture I took using the camera's panorama setting. Notice the two fisherman, who really did not seem to have any interest in actually fishing but did look like they had been meeting there for years. 

The ferry crossing could not have been better, blue skies and calm seas. I was assured by a local that this is rarely the case and I get rather seasick so we both felt lucky.  

After landing in Wellington, we went straight to the harbour and spent a fantastic afternoon, walking around, eating ice cream and getting a feel for the city. Rob and I were both impressed with the vitality and beauty of the public spaces.