Friday, 31 October 2025 After a lazy morning catching up on the travelblog, we headed over to Māpua with Robin and Sandra. We have been over to Māpua before but it’s a quick drive over and a pretty spot...

Thursday, 30 October 2025 This is our third visit to Nelson, which is on the doorstep of the renowned Abel Tasman National Park and yet, we have never managed to go tramping (NZ word for hiking) in the...

Wednesday, 29 October 2025 We woke this morning to see that snow had fallen overnight on the mountains across Tasman Bay. THAT resulted in a very chilly breeze blowing down over Nelson, so it was cold,...

Tuesday, 28 October 2025 Well, if we thought the weather was bad in Nelson (top of the South Island) it was nowhere as bad as it was down in the south of the South Island where we came from on Sunday....