16 Nov 2012 Been hanging out in the town of Nelson for the past few days. It has been a great place to relax and and meet others that are traveling. The hostel I have been staying in is called Tasman Bay Backpackers. It a nice little two story hostel with free wi-fi, free breakfast (toast, jam, & cold cereal), and free hot chocolate cake with ice cream. It's a very popular hostel, just about every night that I have stayed here it has been pretty full. During the day I have been exploring Nelson, either on foot or by bike with my new French friend Arnaud. He is here in NZ for a year and working here at the hostel for three weeks. Last night Tracy and I helped Arnaud prepare some orange almond biscuits,
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