Woke to another bright sunny day, forecast was looking good for the day ;o)
I took advantage of Deb spending a leisurely hour or two first thing to get herself up together by going out for a walk. COuldn't resist heading for the nearest hill and engaging mountain goat mode and scuttling up to the center of NZ. Well that's the claim to fame for Nelson, it's the geographical center of NZ! And what fabulous 360 views around me, full panoramic view of Nelson City and surrounding hills with the sun just climbing up over the top in the East.
It was a bit like Piccadilly Circus on the way up though, with people of all ages out either running, cycling or just tramping up the hill. They're a fitness mad bunch round here!!!
Got back down to the motel just as Deb was finishing off her hair and then we set off for a stroll round Nelson City. A nice little City, hardly city by size but by virtue of having one of the most architecturaly interesting cathederals I've seen. I will post some pictures up to the gallery when I get time.
You could tell Deb was geting over the jet lag, straight into retail therapy mode and managed to pick up some nice artwork / jewellery and clothing! I managed to drag her screaming and kicking from a studio specialising in hand blown glass and then of all things next door, the jeweller that made the rings for the Lord Of The Rings movies! I have a feeling we may be revisiting one of these before we leave Nelson!
I picked the hire car up in the afternoon, should blend in well with the locals, dinks, dents and scratches all over it. Runs well enough though, as you would expect with it being a Subaru, so felt right at home. The added bonus being it is FWD, so should do well on some of the tracks I plan on exploring on our journeys...
Had a drive down to one of the local beaches here, and it was massive, the best part of 400M from sand dunes to shoreline and as far as the eye could see. There was a light breeze blowing which the wind and kite surfers were making the most off - cue photo opportunity for Joe! COuld have done with a longer lens but hey ho I wasn't going to drag a massive great lens all the way to NZ. I may be able to get back here either early in the morning or for sunset as it was very a very photogeniec area.
Enough for now, need to head out and grab some food and find somewhere to upload to the blog and gallery. Bye for now...
I took advantage of Deb spending a leisurely hour or two first thing to get herself up together by going out for a walk. COuldn't resist heading for the nearest hill and engaging mountain goat mode and scuttling up to the center of NZ. Well that's the claim to fame for Nelson, it's the geographical center of NZ! And what fabulous 360 views around me, full panoramic view of Nelson City and surrounding hills with the sun just climbing up over the top in the East.
It was a bit like Piccadilly Circus on the way up though, with people of all ages out either running, cycling or just tramping up the hill. They're a fitness mad bunch round here!!!
Got back down to the motel just as Deb was finishing off her hair and then we set off for a stroll round Nelson City. A nice little City, hardly city by size but by virtue of having one of the most architecturaly interesting cathederals I've seen. I will post some pictures up to the gallery when I get time.
You could tell Deb was geting over the jet lag, straight into retail therapy mode and managed to pick up some nice artwork / jewellery and clothing! I managed to drag her screaming and kicking from a studio specialising in hand blown glass and then of all things next door, the jeweller that made the rings for the Lord Of The Rings movies! I have a feeling we may be revisiting one of these before we leave Nelson!
I picked the hire car up in the afternoon, should blend in well with the locals, dinks, dents and scratches all over it. Runs well enough though, as you would expect with it being a Subaru, so felt right at home. The added bonus being it is FWD, so should do well on some of the tracks I plan on exploring on our journeys...
Had a drive down to one of the local beaches here, and it was massive, the best part of 400M from sand dunes to shoreline and as far as the eye could see. There was a light breeze blowing which the wind and kite surfers were making the most off - cue photo opportunity for Joe! COuld have done with a longer lens but hey ho I wasn't going to drag a massive great lens all the way to NZ. I may be able to get back here either early in the morning or for sunset as it was very a very photogeniec area.
Enough for now, need to head out and grab some food and find somewhere to upload to the blog and gallery. Bye for now...
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