39 Russell
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Well that was a bloody big hill!
12th December 2012
Location: Nelson, New Zealand
After a not so early wakeup call (the alarm didn't go off!) we managed to get ourselves sorted and on the bus to Nelson. The good thing about the Magic bus is it drops you off at your door and picks you up at your door! What more could you ask for? Especially as it is a standalone fee of 15 dollars each wherever you want to go in Kaikoura and to rent ...
Abel Tasman National Park
... on the crossing but we couldn't get close enough for a good look. After the seal colony we turned around and started heading back towards the main land. Again the wind decided to change direction and was blowing into us, much stronger now and was creating white caps on the surface. We paddled hard to get back across and stopped on another beach to have lunch. I went for a swim after lunch which didn't last long in the freezing water. It was nothing like the warm ...
Abel Tasman, a New Zealand highlight?
... some hills. Back in the hostel I overhear some girls talking about South Africa. It's their next destination but it seems they are really afraid of traveling overthere because of all the bad stories regarding safety. I share my experiences of my journey in South Africa and tell them there are lot's of women travelling on their own and as long as they follow some basic rules they will be fine. This gives them piece of mind and makes them look forward again to their trip ...
Nelson at Last
... city below. We settled in and caught up on news and shared a cosy family time together over a few bevvies and a lovely home cooked dinner.
Mike and I were keen to see Nelson again and our first venture would be to take the Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle water taxi departing from Kaiteriteri Beach the next day. Angie works for Nelson Tourism so has put together an itinerary for us to see as much as we can while here as well as spending quality time together. ...
House sitting
... lots of properties around NZ which the staff can rent quite cheaply. The house we visited them at had 4 bedrooms right on the beach. We had an amazing weekend.
During the week we've seen an amazing sunset and visited Freja as her preschool - it was so cool, they have a teepee, sand pit and loads of other cool stuff. After school we went to the local river for a paddle.
Great time.
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