Picton to Wellington

My ferry out this was not till 2:15pm so I took my time this morning, making use of the free hostel breakfast and then I went up to a view point above the town and watched the comings and goings in the harbour until about noon when I had to return the car. Dropping the car was no problem and then I checked in the bags for the ferry then wandered back into the town to get a snack before boarding the ferry at 2pm
The ferry left on time and sailed down the fjord at time the steep sides of the mountains either side really towered over the ferry. Eventually the ferry was out in open water and headed over to the North Island. The unusual thing about this journey is that it takes 3hrs on the ferry but is only 'in open sea' for about 40minutes and even though you travel from the South Island to the North Island you actually go West to get from Picton to Wellington.
Whilst on the ferry I got a call from a Scout Camp I had emailed and they said I could stay at the site for the night – so that was tonight's accommodation sorted. Off the ferry and I picked up the hire care -this time a Mazda 626 (better than the Toyota Corolla I had in the South) and headed out to Brookfield Scout Camp which is about 40minutes out of the City.
The Camp Warden Met me there and told me there was no need to camp as I could have the Rover Crew Hut which was empty. The building was about the size of the wardens cabin at Middlewood. And I settled in for the night.