The next day thoroughly fueled by muesli and toast with jam at the Sequoia Backpackers hostel I rolled out the sun, dispersed the clouds and went to photograph Picton again. I had four hours before the bus to Chöch. Picton is home to a very large hub of hiking trails, they all start here. I googled a trail to Waikawa Bay from which you can turn back to Picton at about the halfway point.

001 - 3000 residents in the city and it has their own skatepark! envy

002 - there's even a theater

003 - night Picton
hmmm weird, apparently the previous three frames I took last night, otherwise where did I get the evening pic in the good morning o_O

004 - some church
The board said: To the glory of God. This stone was laid by Francis Seventh Bishop of Nelson 23 september 1959.

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009 - the sign says it looks expensive, but prices are normal, didn’t check

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012 - I’ve reached the start of the Picton-Waikawa route

013 - the path is neatly covered in gravel, you can walk or bike

014 - the jungle calls!

015 - looks like a real wilderness now

016 - some prehistoric jungle, tree ferns...

017 - signs everywhere, you can't get lost

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019 - and people just live here, probably used to it by now

020 - the road suddenly goes uphill

021 - a hidden path to the left...

022 - standing under a fern, it started raining again

023 - a worn track, people ride mountain bikes here

024 - phew, I’m at the top, the rain almost stopped... almost One Tree Hill like in Auckland

025 - and here comes the sun

026 - and a rainbow appeared

027 - it's still raining on the right, but not on the left

028 - no comment

029 - rained again under the sun

030 - view of Picton from the mountain

031 - I didn’t go to Waikawa, it’s too far

032 - a typical village street

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They are then collected by a garbage truck, and different colored bags are collected by different companies. The process is quite entertaining - a car is driving along, the car brakes near the package, the driver hangs out of the open door and throws the package into the back with one swing! He’s not even stopping!

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041 - oranges, by the way...

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048 - here’s the ferry I arrived on yesterday

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