Cruising on the Interislander

Today we headed to the south island on the ferry. We set sail at 8.30am then headed up to the café to feed Elsie. Elsie waved to a lot of random strangers as she ate her weetbix (such a Kiwi!). Joel and I were impressed to find that the ferry had ‘nursery rooms’ available for use by families with small children. These were cabins containing proper wooden cots (with clean sheets), an ensuite bathroom, and a couple of arm chairs for mum and dad. Great! We were so happy to be able to put Elsie down for a proper morning nap (rather than in the pushchair – which may or may not have worked). Elsie wasn’t so keen to go to sleep – the excitement of the ferry must have got to her. Thus, we put her down and crept out of the cabin to wait outside until she settled. Closing the door behind us we noticed the sign that said “do not close this door” and realized that the door was locked – with Elsie inside and both of us in the corridor. Uh Oh. A quick dash to the ? Perser? Later and we had our own swipe card for use in the door. Probably reserved for the use of dopey parents like us. Crisis averted, Joel finally settled Elsie who went on to have a lovely nap for the remainder of the cruise. We pulled into picton at lunchtime and set off for Marahau.