Nelson is another harbour/port city; very historic going by the looks of it. We found some good parking and decided to have a good stroll around the centre of town. We bought some little things for the grandies, and then discovered the markets. There were lots of local arts and crafts, jams, breads, cheeses, toys, clothing, spices, pickles etc and we came away with SF sourdough (?) to compare it with mine, lovely white cheese and three bottles of farm made jam (Moutere Gold), raspberry, boysenberry and blueberry. Yum! These purchases made such a gourmet lunch for us to have in our camper. Spoiling ourselves rotten!
Hmmm.... to leave Nelson or not to leave? I felt Nelson had more to offer.We found a supermarket (Countdown this time) and re-stocked a bit and we also re-fuelled at the Shell across the road. It didn't take much driving to discover the foreshore, so we found a nice place to park and had a cuppa overlooking the water. There was this rock out in the water, which I later discovered was called Fifeshire Rock. It became the main target of a million sunset photos over the little bay area and Tahunanui Beach. I hadn't seen anything so beautiful in a very long time, if ever. What a blessing! So lovely to see this sight while walking along with my gorgeous man on the most magnificent afternoon in Nelson. Are we finally relaxing?
Thai take-aways for dinner, then we tracked down a cheap camping site just out of town for $NZ12 for the night. Perfect!
Australia versus New Zealand in the rugby tonight. No TV, only radio. Australia lost! Who were you barracking for Ian? "Aussie" he said. WOW! That's strange.
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| Morning misty view from Alfred's Reserve, Rai Valley |
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| The little stream on the way to Nelson. |
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| Main street, Nelson |
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| Fifeshire Rock, beautiful sunset |
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