Monday morning we traveled across the Cook Straight on the Interislander Ferry from the North Island to the South Island. The wind was quite strong, so our ride was a little wobbly. After making it across the straight the scenery was absolutely beautiful through Queen Charlotte Sound and the waves were more calm. While in the Queen Charlotte Sound we stood on the back deck watching the hills roll by. There were single homes tucked into some of the bays; many of these people are fishermen. There is also quite the logging industry. It appeared as if there were clear cutting projects that get re-planted. Many travelers were heading to the tramping trails while others like ourselves continued their journey on the Kiwi Rail down the coast.
On the Train we traveled from Picton to Kaikoura. Along the way we saw lots of vineyards, cattle and sheep. Kai - meaning food and koura meaning cray fish, once was a small cray fishing town made up of a few who would make their living fishing and working on the rails. Once the fisherman started offering whale watching tours the town began to boom. There are many boats and small planes that will take tourists out over the ocean to see the largest mammals on earth. 
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