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The magic of Marlborough Sounds and Picton

There s always water.

Every track, half-road or hilltop

Throws a view of the labyrinthine

Seeping and effortless sea (Denis Glover, NZ Poet. Source: Wilderness Guides)

Across the Cook State to the South Island

Arriving at Marlborough Sounds, Tory Channel

Tory Channel, Wellington ferry route

Picton ahead

Climbing the Tirohanga Trail to the Hilltop Viewpoint

The Sounds are popular for holiday makers during the summer season

View from the Snout Track

View of Picton from the Hilltop View Point

View of Queen Charlotte Sounds, part of Marlborough Sounds

Queen Charlotte Track, from Captain Cook's legendary Ship Cove to Anakiwa, the track passes through lush coastal forests, around historic bays, along skyline ridges and offers unsurpassed views of the Queen Charlotte and Kenepuru Sounds. Boat transport services from/to Picton allow access to points along the 70 km track.

Motuara Island from Ship Cove

View from Resolution Bay across the outer Marlborough Sound with Long Island

Leaving Picton with a Water Taxi in Queen Charlotte Sound

Cruising with the World famous Magic Mail Run

Arriving at the jetty of Motuara Island

Queen Charlotte Sound

Captain Cook Monument commemorating his five visits to the area between 1770 and 1777

Ship Cove jetty

Carved bollard at Moretoto/Ship Cove signify the iwi (tribe) of the area. For at least 800 years Maori have occupied the Sounds

Lush coastal forest with ferns, tree fern, nikau palms, climbing kiekie and perching plants

Blue hour at Te Mahia Bay Resort, Kenepuru Sound

Early morning at Te Mahia Bay

Beach near Anakiwa

Motuara Island and Kaipupu Point: Bird Sanctuaries and Wildlife Reserves in the Queen Charlotte Sound

Spotted shags

About 200,000 fur seals/Kekeno populate rocky shores in throughout New Zealand

Oystercatcher

Enriched by twice-daily tides, estuaries are rich feeding grounds for seabirds like gannets (Takapu)

Where fish are plentiful, flocks of wooing terns and shearwaters may join in fishing

Breeding Korea, Little Penguin

Little Blue Penguin in a nesting box

South Island Robin, Toutouwai

The Toutouwai, or New Zealand Bush Robin is a cheerful, quite fearless and inquisitive bird in the bush

Wood Pigeon, Kereru, endemic to New Zealand

Spotted Shags

Various species of shaq are searching for food or sitting on a rock, drying their feathers before flying off or diving for more food