Our Holidays.......................Nelson

The last leg of our trip was two nights in Nelson. The ride from Hanmer Springs to Nelson was beautiful, open roads, windey roads and amazing scenery, this was a four hour ride so we really got a great blow out on the bike that day, which really helped relive any New Years hangover we had.

Our first day in Nelson was very subdued, we were tried from the night before and from the trip, so we had a BBQ at home and chilled out on the couches in the sitting room watching TV, (backpackers are so handy for this reason!) the next day we went for a wander around town, where I bought 2 pairs of magic jeans ( I call them magic cause they fit so perfectly and for a 5ft 2in person with legs that could start kick a combine harvester they are magical) a pair of black boots and a hoody. That night we went to see an old work mate of Alan’s who had moved there a few months ago with his family and then we went to this delicious Indian restaurant, where I must say I had the best curry I have had since I came to Kiwiland.

The next day we made our way back to Picton to catch the ferry home. The ferry ride was not rough so we were very pleased about that, but no sooner had we come off the ferry that the wind in Wellington nearly blew us off the bike!!! We didn’t have any wind while we were away and it was so nice for a change!

All in all we had a great holiday with the guys, filled with laughter, a crazy card game, great food and loads of booze what more can a person want !!