Sunday 5th
Blenheim - Home

With Daylight Savings Time coming into effect in the night we had to set the alarm radio to ensure that we were awake in time to set off to catch the ferry in Picton, the report in time being 9am. The trip over the straits was uneventful and the boat docked a few minutes after 1pm and so we set off heading north on State Highway 1. Our intention was to stay at Taihape overnight, but we were making such good time that we decided to keep travelling. At Taupo we got subway sandwiches and coffee for our meal and continued driving. There was very little traffic on the road and we made good time. As I wasn't getting tired and the thought of a nice bed at home, we decided to carry on. A break at Tirau and then the rest of the way with headlights.   Arrived home around 10:30pm.