Stopped at Waimangaroa for coffee - quaint, tiny west coast town with quaint cafe. Good coffee.
The drive passed through the Buller Gorge to Murchison for a lunch stop - the most amazing pies.
We say goodbye to everyone at Nelson at our car rental place.
Nelson is the oldest city in the South Island of NZ (founded in 1841), located on the Tasman Bay at the top northern end. It is the geographical centre of the country and a launching place for outdoor pursuits such as trekking and mountain-biking and NPs such as Nelson Lakes (where we visited Malc and Bron at Lake Roititi a week or so ago), the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi (Heaphy Track).
On checking in to our motel, we have a leisurely hour catching-up on the blog, etc. then amble into town along a walkway that follows the Maitai River flowing through the centre of the city to the Queens Gardens, through some of the shopping precinct (shops closed of course being late Sunday afternoon by now) to the Cathedral and then back to our motel briefly before heading out for dinner.
Great meal - and we celebrated (patted ourselves on the back) on the completion of the two walks! Amazing.
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