At left is a shot of the upper passenger deck of the ferry.  Passengers can purchase sandwiches, drinks and souvenirs while afloat.  A roomy observation deck is at the rear of the ferry.

      As we left Wellington Harbor, we enjoyed an interesting new perspective of landmarks we had seen earlier in the day.  Above is the pier from which we boarded The Lynx ferry.

      At left is a helicopter that appeared to take interest in our departure.  It followed us out as we left the harbor, then retreated as we got further out.

      In the photograph below and on the left, St. Gerard's Monastery is  on the side of Mt. Victoria.

      At right, the torrents created by our ferry provide a temporary marking of our route out of Wellington Harbor.

      Above is a visual farewell to our memorable tour of New Zealand's North island.  Alas, while our hearts might remain with some of those experiences, we know that new ones await us along Cook Strait and New Zealand's South island.

At left, the engines pick up the pace to whisk us away more speedily.

      At right, a fellow passenger seemingly is missing the fact that South island land lies behind him.

      Above, we travel past the islands off the tip of the South island of New Zealand.  At left, we have traveled some distance to get to our port.

      As we near our destination, we see that there is a lot of recreation to ride through the wake created of our ferry.

      Underneath the passenger decks, the vehicles are parked on the ferry.  Our APT coach is parked at left.  As we arrive to port, we are asked to board the coach and be prepared to drive off so that we do not hold up other vehicles behind us.

      The image at left was taken after we boarded our coach.  Some vehicles have left the opposite side of the ferry and we await instructions to disembark.