A Day in Picton

LP is a get up and go kind of person...she wakes up early and 10 minutes later she is ready to go. She does this everyday... Everyday. And everyday I wake up a little bit later and take my time, everyday.

LP got up at the crack of dawn today, as per usual and ventured off and I haven't seen her since.

Two weeks together 24/7. And today For the first time , I was on my own.

Picton, a town of 4,700 people... A far, far cry from the one million people in Auckland and the 200,000+ people in Wellington.

So, Picton used to be a whaling town, and now it's the starting off point for the South Island.... I think it's come along way for it to be a tourist point. There's a lot to do here from walking the tracks around the Harbor and Queen Charlotte Sound, to kayaking and taking a ride on a sea plane.

I actually watched a kiddie sailing lesson for about 30 minutes. There were 8 or 9 kids all in their own tiny sail boats, all doing something completely different, all getting a little frustrated and all highly entertaining. Their instructor was in her launch boat, yelling and hollering...very reminiscent of Murray State Rowing and Coach Weaver out on Kentucky Lake.

Picton, I like you.

Next item of business on the agenda today-- to rent a car or to not rent a car? For how long? Where should we go next?

ACE car rentals seems to be the popular one-- $40 a day including insurance? I think yes.