Today was a travel day. We had to be up bright and early to head for Picton to return the rental car and get on the ferry across Cook Strait to Wellington. We left the beautiful beaches of Pohara behind, drove back over Takaka Hill, and headed northeast towards the port town of Picton. During the four hour drive we crossed through more gorgeous landscapes, and finished up with the jaw-dropping Queen Charlotte Drive along the Marlborough Sounds. We arrived in Picton around 12:30, cleaned out the car, and checked our packs into the ferry terminal. Our ferry left at 2:20, and by 5:30 we were arriving in Wellington. We had decided to splurge on hotels in the big cities, so we checked into the Copthorne Oriental Bay, which had really nice beds, a huge shower, and great views of the city (and 39 NZD/day internet - ouch!).
We were both quite hungry, and internetless, so we found a place to eat the old-fashioned way - in the guidebook. Having eaten over 30 meals at that point, we had tried almost every manifestation of traditional Kiwi cuisine, so we continued our search for good pizza at Scopa, which was touted to be the best in Wellington. We tried the quattro formaggio, and although it was quite small, it was probably the best pizza we'd had so far. Even after trying the tiramisu, I was still hungry, so we stopped by a middle eastern restaurant and had some kebabs. Now completely full, we strolled back to the hotel and called it a night.
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