We just returned to Picton today. We hiked the Queen Charlotte Track for the past 2 days, but yesterday my right knee decided it had had enough walking and I started to feel a sharp pain on the outside tendon, especially on the descents. After 2 eight hour days of hiking with some pretty strenuous climbs and sore feet, it's easy to see why. So instead of waking up early this morning and starting another 7-8 hike out, we took it easy and rented a double sit-on-top kayak and explored the Kenepuru Sound. It was GREAT to get out on the aqua blue water (except for the wet butts -- we didn't realize sit-on-tops have holes in the seats to "drain water"). We even saw a bunch of sting rays, which were pretty neat. For those of you who know how much I enjoy kayaking, this was definitely preferable to hiking another 24kms. We caught a boat ride back to Picton after Corey check-mated me in a game of chess. Those darn sneaky rooks!
Enjoying another beautiful sunny day in Picton before we continue our journey. Right now we are scheduled to catch the ferry to the North Island on the 22nd.
BTW, if you ever want to hike the QC Track....you have the option to do it in 3-5 days. Our suggestion is at least 4 days. Don't over extend yourself since it's quite a hilly track and take advantage of the nice accomodation places along the way. I would've traded a foot massage/pedicure for either of the camping nights that we opted for.
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