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New Zealand - Cook Strait

The Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands; we took a three-hour ferry ride from Wellington (North Island) to Picton (South Island), and returned 8 days later. The Tory Channel and Queen Charlotte Sound, at the south end, were the most photogenic. See blog at https://davidkotz.org/2009/06/11/cook-strait/.
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  • New Zealand Cook Strait. The ports are farther apart than the shortest land distance.

    New Zealand Cook Strait. The ports are farther apart than the shortest land distance.

  • New Zealand: Mara waits for the ferry across Cook Strait. Note our red `cop-magnet’ rental car.

    New Zealand: Mara waits for the ferry across Cook Strait. Note our red `cop-magnet’ rental car.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait. The ferry is big and actually rather comfortable.

    New Zealand Cook Strait. The ferry is big and actually rather comfortable.

  • New Zealand Ferry across Cook Strait. We sat in the forward lounge. There was also a movie theater.

    New Zealand Ferry across Cook Strait. We sat in the forward lounge. There was also a movie theater.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait ferry; Some of the other passengers were quite confused ;-)

    New Zealand Cook Strait ferry; Some of the other passengers were quite confused ;-)

  • New Zealand. Cook Strait: A view back at the southern tip of the North Island.

    New Zealand. Cook Strait: A view back at the southern tip of the North Island.

  • New Zealand. Cook Strait: The Tory Channel is the deep-water entrance to the port.

    New Zealand. Cook Strait: The Tory Channel is the deep-water entrance to the port.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait. The water is glacial blue.

    New Zealand Cook Strait. The water is glacial blue.

  • On the return trip across the Cook Strait, we depart Picton on a sunny day.

    On the return trip across the Cook Strait, we depart Picton on a sunny day.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait: today is a beautiful and calm day for the passage.

    New Zealand Cook Strait: today is a beautiful and calm day for the passage.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait: the countryside is spectacular.

    New Zealand Cook Strait: the countryside is spectacular.

  • New Zealand Cook Strait: with tiny villages and farms nestled in the rolling hills.

    New Zealand Cook Strait: with tiny villages and farms nestled in the rolling hills.

  • The south island – most of it – from Cook Strait. New Zealand.

    The south island – most of it – from Cook Strait. New Zealand.

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    On the return trip across the Cook Strait, we depart Picton on a sunny day.
    New Zealand Cook Strait: today is a beautiful and calm day for the passage.
    New Zealand Cook Strait: the countryside is spectacular.