The Town of Nelson

Nelson was my final destination via Air New Zealand.

It is about 2.5 hrs (west and slightly north) away from Seddon, which is where Yealands Estates is. Arriving in Nelson reminded me a lot of California.... the small town of Capitola in particular, but smaller and surrounded by hills more closely. Nelson is right on the bay, the skies were blue, and it was sunny and warm. I threw some shorts on as soon as I arrived at the Green Monkey, which was the hostel where I spent the night; A very nice and clean location with friendly folks.

I arrived on Friday, which happened to be Good Friday. The kiwis take this holiday very seriously; lots of stores closed, and NO BOOZE sales. Fortunately I had caught wind of this prior to arriving and had grabbed a couple of bottles in the duty free store.





I took the opportunity to take some walks and do a nice hike during my short stay in town. There is a hike that takes you to the "Center of NZ", and along a very nice ridge with excellent views of the small, quaint town. I also headed into town, by the beautifull cathedral they have, and out to their harbor. It was a very short stay, and I headed off by bus at 9:30am to my final destination: Seddon.