New Zealand Interislander Ferry MV Kaitaki - Wellington to Picton March 4, 2024. Stormy crossing.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- 60 miles (96.5 km) distance; 3.5 hours; Wellington Harbor; across Cook Strait; Tory Channel to Picton. Captain indicated 65 mph gusting winds. Notice ship listing, wave crests, and whitecaps.
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0:00-ENTERING THE PORT OF WELLINGTON
0:45-GETTING IN LINE FOR KAITAKI
1:45-CLOSER TO THE FERRY
2:05-NOW BOARDING!
3:00-CAR DECK AND RAIN
4:00-PASSENGER AREAS
4:18-SAILAWAY
5:25-MV ARATERE
6:21-SKY STADIUM
6:52-MV KAIARAHI
7:32-GOODBYE WELLINGTON
7:55-RAIN AND WIND
12:40-INSIDE TOUR DECK 8 KAITAKI
13:50-CALM SEA AND LAND
14:20-THE SCENERY AT LAST
15:00-RELAXING SAILING
18:00-JUST CRUISING
21:00-PICTON
22:05-BACKING INTO PICTON
22:30-RETURN TO OUR CAR
23:00-DRIVING OFF KAITAKI
23:35-NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND
24:15-AWESOME TRUCKS
So lovely country,
Beautiful video even the music. Oceano Pacifico!
Love from Portugal
So glad you enjoyed it. Portugal is a lovely country and I can’t wait until I return for a wonderful pastel de nata! Thank you for your comment it means a lot.
Thank you!
Enjoyed your video and the background music thanks for posting.
Thank you for that! Positive comments like yours make it worth the effort.🙂 Pete Texas USA
So fanterstic
Thank you!
Thanks for taking me along for the trip.
So glad you enjoyed some virtual travel. Thank you for your comment! 🙂 Pete, Texas USA
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What's really noteworthy about this video is 1 that the ship actually sailed and 2 that it actually got to the other side. Given the number of breakdowns with these ageing ships neither can always be taken for granted. And of course the fact that the incoming Minister of Finance took it upon herself to cancel the entire replacement ship and wharf rebuild programme things aren't going to get any better any time soon. I suggest unless you can walk on stormy waters you should stay home.
The ship seemed quite tired and was listing most of the time. I like to think it was because of the strong wind! The crew did get us there safely and did a spectacular job of efficiently directing the vehicles on and off. Don’t know about the politics but I thought the trip was very expensive for what it was. Thank you for your comment. Pete, Texas, USA
Those ships are an accident waiting to happen, I travel Dunedin to Wellington twice a year. Tha fare has jumped from $140 to $250 one way, (Pensioner) and still I must put up with out of control kids.
We had to put up with loads of rowdy kids too. And I thought it was an expensive ride. Thank you for your comment.
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Hi Pete, You did a great video here and I enjoyed the trip. Haven't sailed on Kaitaki and was interested in the interior layout and passenger comforts etc. Altogether a good informational and well filmed vid. You should try Bluebridge, the private ferry operator, different atmosphere on board especially if they are carrying livestock. Cheers matee (y)
Thank you for the compliment, made my day! It was very crowded inside for this trip due to the bad weather and short of seating.I did not get to sit beside my wife due to lack of two seats together. There were two large empty cattle trucks you can see in the video and the smell was awful, could not escape it despite the 65 mph winds. Will keep Bluebridge in mind. Thanks again. Pete, Texas, USA
🎉🎉❤❤lovely place beautiful day
Yes it was! But weather was spectacular the day before and that afternoon. Made the crossing interesting though. Thank you!
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great video ......good to see EX IRISH FERRIES "ISLE OF INNISFREE"(1995) built for Dublin /Holyhead and later Rosslare/Pembroke....interesting to see the internal changes made over the years by other ferry operators (p&o/stena line) while on charter from irish ferries and finally sold to interislander in 2017....
Thank you! Appreciate your taking the time to share that interesting background information about the ship. 🙂 Pete
@@pjg54g enjoyed video ....i see bluebridge commemara in port on your arrival.... i had many a rough crossing in the bay of biscay while she was operating for brittany ferries from rosslare to bilbao spain ....
@@MR.T.. I love that story with additional information relating to its past life! Great that it means something to you to see it again and refreshes your memory.
Beautiful Place
Mohammj
Ex-Mariner from India
Thank you for your comment. The work of Mariners is very under appreciated. It is a tough job requiring dedication and without them the world would stop. Pete
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Walk in the park, that would be one of the Nicer days on Cook Strait
That's how it was the day I crossed. I would have preferred better weather for photography. Thank you for your comment. Peter, Texas USA
A very good video and a big looking car ferry/ belfasy northern ireland
Glad you enjoyed it. I really appreciate comments from viewers like you. Pete, Texas USA
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Ah, memories. rode that ferry in August of 2006. 3 awesome weeks in New Zealand. we had much nicer weather.
Thanks for your comment. Glad it brought back some memories for you. We were so hoping for good weather, it was beautiful the day before and again an hour after we arrived on the South Island. That’s the weather for you!
Brilliant clear quality video, thank you . What camera did you use to get this so crystal clear footage.
You are welcome, and your comment is much appreciated. I used a Gopro 10 windshield mounted for getting on and off the ship. Everything else was iPhone 11 at 4K 30 frames per second. All processed with CapCut free software. Regards, Pete
Went over and back late march/early april in a motorhome. Thought it expensive for 4 hr trip at $500 each way.
I probably could have got flights and accomodation, and come out infront.
Thank you for your comment. I agree that was expensive. I believe BlueBridge is a bit cheaper. I took the ferry for the experience not cost effectiveness. Hoping for that perfect weather day for the scenery…… Also since passengers had to stay in for the weather there was not enough seating.
What season is that ?
Because it's an awful long way to go (and expensive) for weather that looks not much better than our winter in Europe.
Early March, the day before was the most beautiful weather in Wellington and that afternoon was just beautiful in Blenheim. We were unlucky for the ferry crossing. Really unlucky!
O.K. Thank you.
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Friendly staff kicks
1:40 did he signal you to run over the pigeon?
Ha ha yes the seagull seemed to pick up the pace as I got closer but was confident enough not to fly off!
Did it in 2006
Hope that brought back some good memories for you. Pete
I'm rather surprised that so many vehicles are in an open deck, exposed to the salt spray.
Why is that necessary.?
Why can't the entirety be under cover.?
I suspect, like most things, it is down to cost. Thank you for your comment. Pete
No smoking? You couldn't lite one if you tried, Wellington all over. Can't beat the bay. Haha!
Thank you for your comment.
Needs voice narration.
I like voice narration too but I am relatively new to this and haven't worked that out yet. Thank you for your comment. Pete
I am sorry to say but The competition is better, faster boarding, better service, better ship.
The interislanders are ticking time bombs and running in borrowed time - old ship, tired crew.
Cabin staff give zero f….s - Canteen is filthy with fingerprints on all the glass dating back to the mid 2000‘s😂
Had a dog in the camper in the hill but will never do that again - diesel fumes and noise is terrible.
Bluebridge ferry offers a cheap cabin for dog owners so you can stay with your pet - the bonus us if you have to abandon ship you won’t have to leave your dog behind like on the Interislander.
Thank you for your comment.
good video but music overpowering.
Understand, thank you for your comment. Pete
Nice video!!
Thank you for your comment!
Done it across many a time BUT won't go on a day when the water swell is above 3 metres A real washing machine ride people spewing up everywhere haha
There wasn’t much motion of the ship surprisingly but it was listing to one side a lot of the time which made walking around tricky. Also for my filming it was hard to determine the actual horizon which you will notice in my video. Oops shouldn’t have mentioned that ha ha. Thank you for your comment! Pete
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