Day 7 Kaikoura to Picton

Today we left lovely Kaikoura for Picton. Once again, we travelled across the beautiful landscape of New Zealand, but today we saw a lot of coast. The coastline reminded us of the great once road in Australia but on grander scale. We saw so more seals at coastal waterfall, very cute.

Blenheim and wine district was quaint. The winerys tend to charge for a taste, usually $5 or $10 for 5 tastings. The tastings however are very generous, hence the strong police RBT presence on the roads. The wines are very nice.

In Picton we arrived too late for the shops, so we went for a walk around the town and harbour. We saw the Edmond Fox - the nineth oldest ship in the world, and oldest merchant ship. Built in 1853, she is currently being restored. 

We finished our day with dinner at a local Fish and chip shop at the docks. It was recommended as a great place, but obviously we caught it on a bad day. We found it expensive and meals average. The manager and barman were functional and transactional at best with their service.