Avalon Manor Motels Nelson
314 - 316 High St Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
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First rainy day - Abel Tasman NP
The city of Nelson was quite nice. We checked out the Saturday market, got something to snack on, but didn't find any crafts worth noting. B2 finally got a hair trim, which was much needed, and then we were off to Abel Tasman National Park. The drive through Richmond, NZ was probably the first place we have not liked so far in NZ - it was tough …
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Abel Tasman National Park
... love with the beach- and rock-walks and we therefore walked for along stunning beaches and climbed over rocks for hours and hours. What sounds so easy was quite tricky at times, since many bays were only walkable during low tide. And because that was at a completely different time every day, some planning was inevitable. Or then some hours patience, until high tide receded again... ;-)
Another fantastic nature experience was Wharariki ...
8 sleeps at Home
Quick turn around in Nelson catching up with sons Peter and Laurence, family, friends and our beautiful church family... shear the sheep, do some gardening, re-mow the lawns that were (knee high last week apparently) and have fun. Too quick for some things, but it was important to get ...
Abel Tasman Sunshine Walk
... us he best part of five hours, not
including breaks, which in today's heat and with the up and down terrain, certainly gave us
reason for why we felt so knackered, as well as a perfect excuse to head to bed at nine!
Tomorrow we again head south and hit the west coast, which I am very much looking forward to as the drive is meant to be stunning.
Hope you are all well. There will be photos soon, I promise!
Miss you all loads,
Love Paul and Alex
xx
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Glaciers, Windy Days and a Job!
... would have liked to have headed into the mountains to do some hiking my dwindling bank account has put a bit of pressure on me to keep moving and find a job asap. Never seen the price climb so fast as when I'm filling up the tank of my van at $2.17/L, ouch! So rocked into Sunny Nelson last night (they just call it that it's actually windy and grey today but apparently Nelson gets the most sun in ...



