Trafalgar Square

Thursday 22nd February

Waving goodbye to Picton and Travelling north-west following the heritage highway along the coast around the Queen Charlotte Drive – a twisty road around magical crystal clear waterways of the Malborough Sounds led us to the delightful town of Nelson. It was a most inspiring dirve to Nelson with an obligatory stop for a nice cup of tea. Arriving in Nelson around lunchtime the parents accomodation was posh to say the least, with a lovely balcony we decided to have lunch there before venturing out to nosy around Nelson. I was at the “accents on the park” hostel – a lovely old villa type place on Trafalgar Square – no sign of Nelson’s Column but who needed the Column when you had Nelson full stop. The hostel is cute and the owner at “Accents on the Park” think that its cute that I am travelling with my parents. Cute. As the evening drew in one thing I missed out on last time was “the centre of New Zealand” so after a 15 minute grunt up a steep and windy path we made it huffing and puffing to the Centre of New Zealand – supporting stunning views over Nelson and the surrounding area. Absolutely stunning.