Legs and Borders

"If you want to run cool, you have to run on a heavy, heavy fuel." Mark Knopfler Day of the jump from the North to South Island. I've woke up at 3 in the morning to catch 6am ferry to Pickton, I got to the port just as Interislander's departures opened up. The travel between the islands took 3.5 hours. I had a 'full cooked breakfast' on board, which was basically English breakfast without baked beans. We docked in Pickton with short delay at about 10am. I collected the backpack and went to find my next ferry operator, E-Ko Tours. E-Ko wasn't leaving until 1:30pm but in the email they asked to come and check if the drop off is happening as sometimes they would cancel it if there wasn't enough people. This cruise was going ahead. I sat down in El Cafe by the beach, ordered a coffee and what seemed to be the worst bacon and cheese toastie I have ever had, I ate it but it didn't make me feel any less hungry. Boat left the port on time, it w...