Today I left the North Island of New Zealand behind. [thumb:1051:r]Taking the Interislander ferry Kaitaki the journey took just over three hours. A little bumpy at times whilst crossing the Cook Straits but not worse than some of the cross channel ferry journey’s I had in the past. [thumb:1241:r][newline] What was really suprising is that the Kaitaki is the former P&O Pride Of Cherbourg. [thumb:1242:r]Little did I expect to travel half way across the world and find a ship that has done the same only in recent years.

Whilst driving through Havelock on the Magic Bus I spotted the Red Dragon Wagon of the couple I keep bumping into parked up. Quite distictive it could only be them as one furry die had fallen off.[thumb:1243:i][newline]

Arriving in Nelson I quickly checked into the YHA before heading off to the World Of Wearable Art. I was very surprised to find in the foyer of the gallery a Robin Reliant in the livery of Trotter Independent Trading of Peckham Rye. Again not something that i expected to find half the world away.

The exhibtion of the wearable art was fascinating especially the video of the best bra award from the competition up in Auckland. I’m not sure that too many ladies would want to go out with a bra looking like the heads of two pigs or with a rotating propellor attached to each cup. But then again it is art.