Today was mostly a day of travelling. We caught the InterIslander ferry from Wellington in the North Island to Picton in the South Island. The three hour trip was mostly spent sitting in a cafe falling asleep. Fortunately, due to the anti sea-sickness tablets we had beforehand, no one got sea sick, I guess the sleeping helped!

We then boarded the Tranz-Coastal Train and began our 6 hour journey down to Christchurch. Along the way we saw lots of rivers and mountains, and spotted some seals off the coast at Kaikoura.
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Views from the Tranz Coastal Train. |
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The Scenery changes every 3 minutes! |
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The Train line runs along the side of the road. |
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And it also runs beside the ocean. |
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The train's back carrige is an open aired viewing carrige. |
We then had a quiet night in Christchurch, where we ate out at Liquidity on Oxford Terrace next to Christchurch's famous river, the River Avon. Luke was praised by the chefs for arranging his prawn tails in a circle and even garnishing the middle. They even offered him a job!!!! Sarcastically, of course.
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More damage just near our hotel. |
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A fountain in the Botanical Gardens. |