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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 23rd 2021

The plan was to have a cruisy day and discover Nelson at a slow pace. We have been here before but most recently was still longer ago than we can remember and our stay was very brief as we hadn’t booked any accommodation before we arrived and the city was seemingly booked out forcing us to sleep in our car at the Tahunanui Motor Camp. So on that occasion we slept very little, woke up at sun up, very cold even though it was in the summer and drove south in search of somewhere for breakfast which we didn’t find for quite some time as it was so early in the morning. So we started out our exploration of the city with a visit to Tahunanui Beach which is rated one of the best in NZ.It ... read more
Tahananui Beach,Nelson
Trafalgar Street,Nelson
Nelson Cathedral

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson January 28th 2020

Opouštíme největrnější místo Nového Zélandu, Wellington. Vítr jsme pocítili včera i dnes. Čeká nás 3,5hodinová plavba trajektem na jižní ostrov. Naloďujeme se i s autem, jelikož to trajekt Interislander, který má 10 poschodí, umožňuje. Z nejvyšší paluby je rozhodně nejhezčí výhled, jinak loď poskytuje veškeré služby včetně wi-fi připojení nebo blicí pytlíky zdarma :-). V průběhu plavby přichází hlášení, že na levoboku lze spatřit velryby, bohužel jsem neměla to štěstí, abych je alespoň letmo zahlédla. Snad někdy příště. Když jsme se blížili do přístavu Picton, otevřelo se před námi členité pobřeží. Všechny loďky okolo vypadaly jako hračky na pískovišti. Vše bylo jako malované. Dorazili jsme na úplně odlišnou část Zélandu, kde jediné, co prozatím zůstalo stejné, je počasí, opravdu velmi horké počasí. Snad to tedy alespoň odradí "sandflies" (písečné mouchy), před nimiž nás průvodkyně P... read more
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Výhledy z lodi byly úžasné
Geografický střed Nového Zélandu

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 27th 2018

We had a very lazy day today! We slept in until after 9.00am and then lazed around the house most of the day. Finally, in the late afternoon, we decided that we had better go out for a walk so that some movement and exercise was recorded on our activity apps. The weather is cool and cloudy today with worse weather forecast for the weekend. So, with rain a possibility, we put on our raincoats and ventured over into Dellside Reserve again. After walking up the hill and back along Jimmy Lee Creek we were still short of our goals so looped through the park below Robin and Sandra’s before heading back to the house. It was Golden Retriever afternoon at the park with four Goldens romping about having a great time. One reminded us very ... read more
Jimmy Lee Creek
Bolivia Ashes preparation
The winners ... by just 50 points!

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 25th 2018

This morning we set out with Robin and Sandra to take Nelson on his walk. We headed across the road and into Dellside Reserve which can be traversed via a number of tracks. We started out on the Jimmy Lee Creek Track along which we encountered a bird hide that has been set up for keen twitchers. We didn’t even have to take shelter in the bird hide to see a Tui. He was quite happily sitting on a tree adjacent to the bird hide singing for all the walkers who were out this morning. Before long we had some of the inquisitive fantails flitting around in the bush beside us. Unlike the Tui they wouldn’t sit still for a photograph, but we still managed to take a few shots of these cheeky little birds. At ... read more
View over Richmond
View over Richmond
Spiderweb

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 24th 2018

Yesterday our move/exercise goals were not achieved so today we really needed to do something active. After lunch we borrowed Sandra’s car again and headed to Botanical Reserve in Nelson so that we could hike up to the trig point that marks the geographical centre of New Zealand. We drove past the park on Sunday with Robin and Sandra, but we didn’t stop. Today we had time to read the interpretative boards in the park and we leant that the park lays claim to being the venue for the first rugby game played in New Zealand. Apparently this claim to fame has been hotly disputed for more than 100 years and it is only relatively recently that Botanical Park has been officially recognised as THE site of the first game of rugby! After reading the signs ... read more
Fungus
Centre of New Zealand monument
View from the Centre

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson March 11th 2018

Day 14 Wellington to Nelson, 3.5 hrs. on the ferry and 110km on Spot. Showpony makes a comeback of sorts The Donkey got dropped off at the ferry terminal by Butterfly and the busy little hen early the next morning. The weather had finally turned and was beautiful. The crossing was smooth which was good as donkeys do not have sea-legs. The highlight of the trip was a huge school of dolphins accompanying the boat in the middle of Cook Strait. All the passengers were oohing and aahing. Everybody loves dolphins, the Donkey thought. Surely it does not happen often that a donkey with a bike called Spot traveled on a ferry but nobody took any notice of the Donkey. He wished he was a dolphin The Donkey sat beside a desert rabbit from Dunedin who ... read more
Spot the dolphin
Marlborough Sounds
Pelorus River

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson February 20th 2018

Here we are in New Zealand and things are not starting brilliantly. Yes, the dinner last night was fantastic (Harbour Lights), and the wifi works and we had a comfortable night’s sleep in the eclectic Collingwood Manor B&B here in Nelson, at the northern end of New Zealand’s South Island. And the helmets we bought online and sent to Wozz the airbrush artist have arrived safely at the B&B and look great. And all the people on the tour with us, including John Fitzwater of GoTourNZ.com, seem pleasant and colourful characters. Yet I find myself irritated by three things. Firstly, we are about to be hit by cyclone Gita that is expected to bring 200mm of rain in one day with winds of up to 150Km per hour. Secondly, I already know I can’t close my ... read more
The eclectic B&B
WOW is closed
Outside WOW

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson May 22nd 2017

Dernière semaine à Nelson, et cette fois pas de retour possible. Je devrais décoller de Nelson samedi pour Wellington. De là je verrai ce que je fais, je dois aller chercher le dernier trésor à Napier de Julien, puis rallier Auckland pour un wwoofing intéressant avec un artiste, mais aussi grimper avec Dan ! Il a un projet multi pitch dans les Coromandels. La Grimpe me manque tellement... déjà deux mois que je ne peux plus y aller faute de partenaire... vivement la maison ! Ma voiture est vendue à Maria mon ex proprio, je suis de nouveau un bakcpacker à pieds. J'ai envoyé un colis histoire de m'alléger, je devrais voyager avec 15 kg :) L'envie de rentrer est arrivée, j'ai essayé de changer mes billets mais rien à faire, du coup je quitterai la ... read more
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Boat Shed Café
Je m'amuse avec les avocats...

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 27th 2017

Dernier jour de notre road trip express avec Serge et Josh, on a fait une partie de l'Abel Tasman Track de Marahau à Anchorage, pas la plus intéressante mais c'est joli. Rebecca une ex-colloc de Serge s'est jointe à nous. Je sui rentré avec elle sur Nelson, le dimanche soir., les mecs sont parti dans un dernier bastion de paradis éco-responsable de Nz : Takaka :) Direction Te Puna Wai Lodge, le B&B de James and Richard, les amis de Maria mon ex-proprio. (1er au classement Tripadvisor de Nelson s'il vous plait!) Maria et Daniel sont là pour un repas gargantuesque ! Quel acceuil Je peins la maison et les masse, la vie est paisible :) Dimanche je quitterai l'île sud, direction Weillington, je laisserai ma voiture chez Patrick et Rebecca pour prendre l'avion direction... Dunedin ... read more
Le jardin
Le Sunset
Dernier Bivouac avec Serge et Josh

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Nelson Region » Nelson April 10th 2017

Le boulot est fini !! Yeaaahhhaaa, de nouveau en vacances !!! Dernière semaine tranquillou à Nelson, j'ai eu le droit à une attaque aux oeufs pourris samedi soir en rentrant en longboard, content :( Heureusement que je ne vivais plus dans ma voiture, j'ai pu rentrer et me changer direct. Mais étonnamment je ne me suis pas énervé, je m'en suis même foutu :) Une grande déception quant au fait que j'ai perdu le mug de Nico... incompréhensible ! J'ai retrouvé Junior au détour d'une rue, content de revoir le copain. Dernières méditations avec Kahu, il sera définitivement une des belles rencontres de mon voyage ! Je quitte Maria (ma priprio) James et Richard ses amis, pour filer avec Cheyenne et John (un ami irlandais à lui). Objectif Christchurch pour 3 jours, puis Autumn Arena Festival, ... read more
Mon fidèle destrier
J'ai retrouvé Junior ;)
Bonne initiative dommage que ce ne soit pas du bio...




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