My last entry left catching up on the Intercoastal Ferry. The weather was beautiful and the ride smooth. The ferry offers lots of amenities - kids playground, movie theatre,restaurant, bar and several options for seating both inside and out. We arrived at Picton, got or bags and hopped on a motorcoach to Nelson. Once again everything is wellmarked and easy to get around. We have been told, Kiwi's purposely made everything easy and well marked " so even Americans can understand" (what's that about?). From the bus station in Nelson we grabbed a cab to the Monaco Apartments - Grand Mercure. We were surprised and upgraded to a two bedroom apartment -once again we have a two story accommodation. Beautiful property, very British-with English rose gardens, brick and tile buildings with dark wood trim, windows and
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