Well we drove through the wine-making region of Marlborough back on our way to catch the ferry at Picton headed for the North Island. On arriving at the ferry terminal there was a big sign saying that the crossing was expected to be "Heavy". We laughed at it as we drove past and onto the bigger ferry this time. As last time we decided to go and watch a film in the cinema. In this ship the cinema was actually on Deck2 below the car and truck decks. So there we were in darkness watching an action movie when the boat started to really go up and down. This really was like being on a rollercoaster in the dark with a loud action movie on. Anyway a couple of people left to throw up but we managed to make it through, although we were both very relieved to get out the cinema at the end. So we climbed the steps to take us back to Deck10 with some really large movement and thats when we noticed people throwing up, people lying down in the corridors with blankets on, a sick bay with announcements for doctors and nurses on board, people braving the waves outside to get fresh air. We survived without getting sick although we both felt very glad to get off the ship when it finally docked after three hours.
Next we drove up from our campsite to stay in Wanganui about half way between Wellington and Waitomo Caves our next destination. On the front of the newspaper was Mt Rupaheu, the first active volcano that we went snowboarding on a couple of weeks ago. There had been a small eruption at night with some small injuries! Crazy to see the pictures of the crater with mud, ash and fresh craters around it. We shall be driving past it again on our way to Waitomo Caves so perhaps we'll get a photo. Up to 4100km now in the playbus.
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