Nelosn to Picton

Gave a lift to a German lad called Han to Picton today as he was traveling the same way from the hostel. We took the scenic route around Queen Charlotte Drive which winds it's way along the coast instead of the faster road I had come in on the other day. The views across the waters were amazing and we pulled in at a little bay are about halfway along the road and went down to the small bay. The sun was blazing down but there was also a cool breeze of the water. Around the bay was a small campsite and I wish I had found this the other night when I camped – it was Idyllic. Back on the road we soon dropped down into Picton and I dropped Han at the hostel he had booked and I went on to the hostel I had booked. I checked in and then went for a walk down by the water front and just watched the world go by as the big ferries constantly came and went. Today was the day theyy were broadcasting Tsunami Alerts on national and local radio here but strangely nobody saw it fit to let the hundred odd people (including me!) that were down at the waterfront know. In the end there was apparently a 0,5m wave that came in – not that you could tell, every time a ferry came in the waves were almost that big.