Day 35 Picton

Today is our last day on the South Island.. probably could have used a few more days to see the North West part of the island including Abel Tasman National Park but..   We head out early for our drive to Picton and the ferry to the North Island. We stop in Kaikoura, a small town right on the eastern coastline. We walk a bit along the beach with the waves crashing. A perfect sunny day but a little cool for swimming. We arrived in Picton about 5pm and settled in our motel . Then it was off for a hike up another hill to catch a view of the Picton Harbour. We had a nice chat with some locals out for their exercise then it was to supper and an early evening. In the setting sun we found a large fern glowing silver..  a national symbol in NZ.