Out of the rain and to sunny Nelson
Friday, December 27, 2013
Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Thu Dec 26
Woke up to very rainy morning. Decided to bail. Enough BFP. Portage is beautiful and remote, but we had enough of the rain and the lodging needed more kid-friendly activities.
Long and windy drive to Nelson. Everyone was glad to get out of car.
Quick lunch across street from Monaco then off to beach. Glad to get a run in then nice time with boys in water with football.
Mellow dinner at home with fun game of spades
Did our best to salvage the day.
Fri Dec 27
Woke up to sunny weather which was nice.
Slow morning with workouts and boys reading and quick hot tub dip which was finally warm.
Got rolling and stopped in Richmond for books. Boys very happy
Off to Jester cafe but got shut out there. In to see eels but just too packed. Interesting lesson: NZ in high season is quite busy and probably is not the best time to visit.
Back to Richmond for lunch and to regroup.
Nice hike on Rabbit Island. Then back to Monaco to make reservations for Abel Tasman National Park tomorrow.
Nice dinner across the street at "The Honest Lawyer: and fun chess with Finn on the outdoor chessboard!
Sat Dec 28
Abel Tasman day. Fun to see Split Apple Rock again
Boys did great on hike. Fun suspension bridge and lagoon crossing. Pics should be good
Indian on way home which was prob too much for kids
Quick hello to Parker then everyone to bed. All of us tired
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