Adrift Beachfront Accommodation Golden Bay Nelson

... for now and headed into Nelson... or so we thought, we ended up drinking a paddle of beers in the Macs pub in town trying the variety of different beers on offer. Thai for dinner as it was byo so we could sample some more of our wine purchases, then we returned to the mac's pub to finish the night listening to live music and making drunken phone calls to people in the UK (Ali) before Nic dropped the phone and we decided to call it a night. We rang our sober ...

... Wednesday it is Jo's birthday, and we are going over the hill to Motueka with the dogs for the day - this is an unusual occurrence for us both to go together and I am really looking forward to it, and we hope to get some more trees and perhaps find Jo a birthday present whilst we are there. There was talk of an air rifle.....I will keep you posted!<br>This w/e I am working as Cape Farewell Treks are doing a ...

... know that we survived New Zealands biggest earthquake in over 80 years!!!! Probably word hasnt reached Europe yet of the tremor the South Island had last night at about 9.20pm, but that is to be expected as no one was injured (even though it was 7.4 )because it happened in a remote part of fjordland . Actually we didnt feel it either,apparently it was a roll ratrher than a jolt, and that makes a difference too.

... kayak company cancelled. We were very disappointed and decided to make our way to Nelson for a two day visit. Had a couple really nice hikes the first day in Nelson. Check out the beautiful views. We hiked to the Center of NZ which is the geographic center of all the islands making up NZ. A gentleman took our picture atop the hill at the marker. The second day we visited the Wonderful World of Wearable ...

... 25 a night, which was the most i had paid and it didnt even include any freebies but it was really nice! we went for a walk off into takaka around the little street with some pretty funky hippie shops and discovered that on saturday there was a mardi gras going on....sounded pretty cool so we decided to stay two extra nights on the fri and sat to go to this mardi gras! good decisison in the end! that night after we had a lovely bbq cooked by none other than ...

... very quiet and bucolic with the sheep in the pasture outside. Went to a farmer's market and got provisions so I am all set. Jan.19, 12:25 Just went to the Farmer's Market in Nelson. I uploaded a few pictures taken at the cottage. I will go back this afternoon and work on my quilting. May have to check out a couple more shops first!

... seemingly endless drive through forest. Definitely a lack of petrol stations on that drive. The Kingsgate Motel in Nelson is lovely, and very close to town so we unloaded the car and surfed the net for a while, then walked into the city and checked out a few pubs. 05 December Lazy start to recover from yesterday's early one. Met another cousin in town for lunch, and wandered around the lovely Botanical Gardens. Back at the motel we sat in the sun for a while ...

Abel Tasman Coast Track is one of NZ's "great walks". A coastal trail through the Abel Tasman National Park with endless perfect beaches and views. The track is equipped with sleeping huts and dozens of campgrounds along the beaches. Water taxis offer the less adventurous with easy access to the beaches and kayaking is also a transportation option. I ...

Golden Bay Farmstay. After driving over a very steep and twisty mountain pass we came upon Autumn Farm where we spent a fews days in the mad but friendly world of Peter &amp; Pete the hosts, which included eating Howard their friendly cow that had been turned into sausages, eggs from the chuck house, jams from the orchards, salad leaves from the vegetable patch all finished off with our own ...

... engels zitten oefenen (errug gelachen): het Koreaanse meisje noemt zichzelf Kelly (de meeste Aziatische mensen hier nemen een engelse naam aan, omdat die van hunzelf veel te moeilijk is en omdat ze dan gewoon een "mooie" naam kunnen kiezen), naar de hond van een vriend van haar die ze erg lief vond... hihihi....<br><br>De volgende dag nog steeds regen zonder eind en daarom maar de schelpen die ik graag naar huis wil sturen schoongemaakt. Verder veel gelezen en een poging gedaan om een ...