The Ferry was due to depart from Picton at 09.40 hrs and we had to be there one hour in advance and so we had an early start to drive the 40 minutes to Picton. The weather was really great but after about two hours the clouds came back and it looked like rain again.
However we boarded the ferry, not a patch on P & O or any other line operating across the
The journey took about 3 hours and we arrived in
We spent the afternoon walking along the waterfront and the streets of
The wind blew like crazy, and this place has a reputation for strong winds and even typhoons but it was not cold. Whilst walking along the sea front we almost got blown over.
We were looking for the Tourist Bus which used to circulate this town but apparently it has stopped which is a shame but anyway tomorrow we will go up the cable car and see the Botanical gardens.
Whilst on our walk we called in to a couple of internet shops as I have some photos to upload and asked what speed their lines are, mostly we got a blank stare and the answer was ‘very fast’, but how fast I ask, ‘we don’t know’. When you have loads of photos to upload you need a fast line or it can take forever. We shall see how fast when we pay them a visit.