Monaco Nelson
6 Point Road, Monaco Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
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On to the south island
Bright and early I get ready for the coolest trip ever... I'm going to hop on a plane in Wellington and cross over to Picton, on the south island, where I'm supposed to sky dive into the airport, just like James Bond! Only problem was that the weather didn't cooperate... Instead, I have to hop on the Interislander Ferry and make the three hour …
The return of Jorge!
I take the morning to explore the coast line and find so much more. I stop at Rabbit Island for a walk on the beach and relax on the beach to read my guide book a bit. I head to a weekend market in Motueka and wind up running into the last person I ever thought I'd see there... JORGE!!! So, as the story goes, it turns out that Jorge hadn't been …
DAY 20
DAY 20 Well, they lied! Today's was just as long a drive as yesterday - 300 km and most of it on mountain roads. After a great breakfast in Hokitika we got away about 9.30am and took the coast road north which gave us the most spectacular views of a rugged coastline which I imagine is rather like the California/Pacific highway. The weather was not …
DAY 21, 22 and 23
DAYS 21, 22 and 23 Hi everyone - well I'm writing this a day after we finished our walk and I know it's going to be hard to put into words the absolutely amazing experience we had. I think we might be addicted. Most of the first morning was spent getting ready for the walk, going to the tour operator's office to pick up our backpacks (that was one …
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Along the Abel Tasman
... along the shore for a total of two hours. The waves were quite strong but these sea kayaks are very stable. The weather was well picture perfect warm but not hot, sunny, and clear skies. Our guide led us (and two other travellers) to a beach where we had an impromptu game of football (soccer). What a riot!
After returning from the kayak trip we picked up our lunch and boarded the water taxi. What is a ...



