Baywick Inn Nelson

... to Dead Baby Shark Island as we found12 dead baby sharks scattered along the shore line, we didn't take photos of the skeletons just in case we alarmed any one as it wasn't a pretty sight!! We also didn't collect any shells, even though some were quite pretty in respect of the dead! We lunched and shopped in Motueka. A typical large New Zealand town, the town center being the high street consisting of about twenty shops, four churches and ...

... rubando il ruolo di miglior
giocatore di Nuova Zelanda. E' stato un confronto senza storia. Le
condizione prevedono che la cafetera se vince puo' rimanere un'altra
settimana nell'ostello ma se perde se ne deve andare. La tolleranza di
Pablo dopo aver vinto il confronto e' zero e la Cafetera e' costretta
ad andarsene. Decidiamo di rilassarci e cuciniamo la nostra grande
Paiella. Siamo alle 23.50 e ci mettiamo, insieme ad altri ...

... was very pretty. We drove through a bit of the Marlborough wine region and saw the vineyards before we reached Nelson. We didn't know where to stay so I took our our bible (aka Lonely Planet) and liked the sound of the first hostel so we drove over to it and got a 4 bed dorm all to ourselves. Niamh and myself were in love with the place! It was a lovely sunny day and there was a lovely balcony outside our room and the room itself had lovely wooden ...

... of fun. The front of the boat was the most affect part, so naturally Josh and the rest of the boys went and sat at the front, to watch the massive waves and feel the full affect. After an hour or so everyone was feeling a little rough, so retired to the back for a snooze and an ice cube (they help apparently!)

Once we had landed in Picton it was a short journey to our home for the next 3 nights, Nelson ...

... was scary as I knew I'd have to drive down it on
my own on the way back to Motueka. As it was I was fine, the worst
thing was the sun in my eyes and so low in the sky but I'd brought my
sunnies so it was fine.

When I got back I cooked and just
chilled out, which was always the plan as we'd been so busy recently
I needed some downtime.

The next day I checked out the
acclaimed market which wasn't really anything special and only had ...

... spit. Farewell Spit is a 35 km long, narrow spit of sand which stretches round Golden Bay, almost embracing it. The windswept seaward side was really good to walk along and we came upon a big fur seal which was resting and scratching on the beach. Much of the spit is too low lying to be visible to ships especially at high water. The lighthouse near the end was finished in 1870 and there is a heart-warming story about one lighthouse keeper who kept bringing 2 bags of ...

... tollen Hoehlensysten mit unzaehligen Stalagtiten und Stalagmiten. Wir nehmen an einer 40 minuetigen Fuehrung teil und fahren dann wieder nach Motueka ins Top Ten. Hier warten wir auf Katharina und Colin :) Die sollten so gegen 20.00 Uhr hier ankommen. Wir bereiten Abendessen vor und puenktlich um 20.00 Uhr kommen die beiden an :) Es wir gegessen und erzaehlt und dann gehts ins Bett. Dimarts XXIV - II - MMIX Dormirem unes 11-12h. Des de Pohara Beach ens dirigim a ...

... was used for Lord Of the Rings filming, so we were going to check that out. Unfortunately, the rain came in, and as we drove north, it was getting worse, so we bailed and went back to the south entrance in order to catch the last bit of sunshine. By the time we got to the south park entrance, there was a mix of sun and rain showers. We got on our rain gear and went forth. There are dozens of small bays ...

... was much better and kept everyone informed of where they were, where they were going and made some great suggestions of what to do on each of the stops round South Island. Shame I didn't get him when arrived in Picton 2 weeks ago, I might have made a couple of changes to my schedule ... Hey ho, I've enjoyed everything I've done so there are no complaints there and I can't (neat trick if I could!) manufacture any more days between now and 16th ...