Where are we again?

Hi all, we were lucky enough to find a Internet Cafe open in tiny Blenheim on a Sunday!

So, to answer my own question, above we're in Blenheim in Marlborough, on the North end of the South Island. (Blenheim is pronounced 'Blen-um' to rhyme with 'Denim' not 'Mannheim' as I initially thought.) Marlborough is one of the premier New Zealand wine areas, specializing in Savignoin Blanc and Pinot Noir. We came though this area briefly on our first trip to NZ, but we're planning on staying much longer this time!

Since Christmas, all the Kiwi's have been on Holiday, thus making accommodation quite tight! Their "Holiday" ends tomorrow, January 5, so that should loosen up, but we'll have to see if that happens. Currently "home" is our Hampton tent, stationed at White's Bay, 16 kms SE of Picton. It's fine for now, but having a break from tenting it will soon be in order.

Getting out of the tent will be critical when considering our next adventure, tramping the Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds. There we'll be camping each night. We're working out what timing would work out best for us, but we may be out there as early as tomorrow. It's a 4-day, 3-night tramp and is the one track where pack transfer occurs - you can have your pack transferred via water taxi to your next night's stay, what a relief!

From there, we're hoping to do another wwoof, but they seem busy as well. Hopefully we'll be able to work a time out with somebody.

And then, we have our tickets for the ferry to the North Island purchased - January 22 - which might move back if we find something more interesting down here.