Nelson Villas - Reviews and Rates

Day Sixteen - Nelson

I left Picton, driving west on the main road. Having driven for an hour, I drove past a turning that led back to Picton called Queen Charlotte Drive which would have been a shorter, more picturesque route along the coast than the one I had just taken, which annoyed me a little, but the route I took was beautiful none ...

Seit Mittwoch bin ich nun in Nelson und habe mich schnell eingelebt. Meine am**ikanische Bekannte Maria und ihr neuseelaendisch** Freund Ian sind ein suesses Paar und v**breiten Wohlfuehlatmospha**e. Die beiden sind Mitte 40 und ich geniesse die Ruhe in ihrem Haus. Maria kriegt manchmal am**ikanische ueb**drehte Anfaelle und meint, mich bespasse...

We had another beautiful sunny day to drive along the coast and into Marlborough wine country. Stopped in Blenheim for detailed directions and hit the wine trail. We found an exquisite boutique winery, Herzog, for lunch in the garden. Our B&B host says it is the best evening restaurant in NZ. Decadent! Then it was drive through beautifully f...

We made an early start this morning so we could drop the car back in Wellington as soon as the office opened. Took a few tries and a phone call to find the office tho but we still managed to make it onto the 10:30 ferry. Smooth sailing all the way across to the South Island. We (eventually) got a better car on the Picton side - a newer Mazda Fam...

We flew in to Christchurch in the South Island, again to sunny weather and great views. Daren & Sarah, our friends from Bristol, had emigrated to New Zealand just over a year ago and live in Wellington (North Island), so the plan was to meet them in Christchurch and then go to the snow slopes. To start with, we picked up a hire car (4x4, being N...

21.26 - Again, most of my time today has been spent indoors with the exception of a trip out to the cinema and an outing this morning, an account of which I shall now describe. After finishing the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, I have felt in a very energetic mood which I often do after exercise. I am also sure that my fitness was slightly improved ...