The Collins Family on the Web - Marlborough Sounds

The line crossing Cook Strait is the ferry route from Wellington on the North Island to Picton on the South Island.

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The line crossing Cook Strait is the ferry route from Wellington on the North Island to Picton on the South Island. / The line crossing Cook Strait is the ferry route from Wellington on the North Island to Picton on the South Island.

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This is a magnification of the last part of the ferry route from Wellington to Picton.

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This is a magnification of the last part of the ferry route from Wellington to Picton. / This is a magnification of the last part of the ferry route from Wellington to Picton.

Arriving in Picton

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Arriving in Picton / Arriving in Picton

Our Interislander Ferry, the Arahura

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Our Interislander Ferry, the Arahura / Our Interislander Ferry, the Arahura

Aboard the water taxi for our crossing of Queen Charlotte Sound. We are bound for Portage for two nights at the Portage Resort.

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Aboard the water taxi for our crossing of Queen Charlotte Sound. We are bound for Portage for two nights at the Portage Resort. / Aboard the water taxi for our crossing of Queen Charlotte Sound. We are bound for Portage for two nights at the Portage Resort.

The New Zealand National Rugby Team, the All Blacks, won the rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand, just before our arrival in NZ. Flags like this were everywhere!

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The New Zealand National Rugby Team, the All Blacks, won the rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand, just before our arrival in NZ. Flags like this were everywhere! / The New Zealand National Rugby Team, the All Blacks, won the rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand, just before our arrival in NZ. Flags like this were everywhere!

Even the clouds had the appearance of the New Zealand Silver Fern.

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Even the clouds had the appearance of the New Zealand Silver Fern. / Even the clouds had the appearance of the New Zealand Silver Fern.

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Queen Charlotte Sound

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Queen Charlotte Sound / Queen Charlotte Sound

Arriving at the dock for ground transport to the Portage Resort

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Arriving at the dock for ground transport to the Portage Resort / Arriving at the dock for ground transport to the Portage Resort

The Portage Resort is on Kenepuru Sound. The walk we took on the Queen Charlotte Track is marked with a dashed yellow line.

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The Portage Resort is on Kenepuru Sound. The walk we took on the Queen Charlotte Track is marked with a dashed yellow line. / The Portage Resort is on Kenepuru Sound. The walk we took on the Queen Charlotte Track is marked with a dashed yellow line.

Kenepuru Sound from our Portage Resort balcony

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Kenepuru Sound from our Portage Resort balcony / Kenepuru Sound from our Portage Resort balcony

Our room was in this wing of the Portage Resort

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Our room was in this wing of the Portage Resort / Our room was in this wing of the Portage Resort

Portage Resort

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Portage Resort / Portage Resort

Portage Resort pool with the sound in the background

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Portage Resort pool with the sound in the background / Portage Resort pool with the sound in the background

Manuka

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Manuka / Manuka

Kenepuru Sound in the morning

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Kenepuru Sound in the morning / Kenepuru Sound in the morning

We walked the Queen Charlotte Track to the Black Rock Shelter and back.

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We walked the Queen Charlotte Track to the Black Rock Shelter and back. / We walked the Queen Charlotte Track to the Black Rock Shelter and back.

Kenepuru Sound from the Queen Charlotte Track

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Kenepuru Sound from the Queen Charlotte Track / Kenepuru Sound from the Queen Charlotte Track