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Down south..
... it was just a boring port but I actually really enjoyed my time. It’s a very pretty little town, tucked under the hills with a river runnign through surrounded by willow tress and lots of spring blossoms so I did a lot of walking to the geographical centre of NZ and running up by the river. I also took a boat trip to Abel Tasman national park and did some walking around there which is beautiful – golden sands and ...
Day 227
... t actually set foot on this soil (I think he might have had a bit of a ‘to-do’ with some Maoris in 1600-something and hightailed it outta there.) It’s a fairly easy walk which passes lots of bays and inland through the forest. The area around here is called ‘Golden Bay’ but apparently it used to be called ‘Murderers Bay’, but they changed it cos they thought it wasn’t good for tourism. I beg to differ, I know lots ...
Living in a Yurt
Craig who now calls himself Aika (and so does everyone else) and Debs live in a Yurt which is like a very large posh tent. It is lined with sheeps wool and is very warm. Whilst the prices of houses here compared to UK prices appear cheap, it's all relevant to wages and living costs. Deb & Aika have a 3 year old daughter called Freja who is so sweet. They have a 5 year plan to buy some land and build a house. ...
Auf Jobsuche
... Accents on the Park gelandet, wo wir schon einige Filme geguckt haben, ein paar Engländer und andere Leute kennengelernt haben mit denen wir auch sehr oft Karten spielen. Die nächsten Tage haben wir dann uns die sehr knuffige Stadt Nelson angeguckt und sind die Trafalgar Street auf und ab gelaufen. Irgendwann haben wir uns dann gedacht wir müssen dringend auch mal Geld verdienen und nicht nur Geld ...
Abel Tasman hike
... and will make a couple winery stops and then after a few days it will be on to Blenheim. Nelson is now a bout 50k people so this will be an adjustment after so many towns and villages under 10k people. The weather seems to improve later each day but it has not been nearly as warm as usual in summer, as confirmed by many local tourists out for their summer trips. Hope to internet in room to get caught up with ...
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