Nelson

After the a very pleasant boat Journey from Wellington - Pickton (we even got to watch the Bourne Ultimatium in the cinema) we hopped on a bus to Nelson. Not knowing to much about the place we were very pleasantly surprised with how nice the town and views are aswell as staying in a fantastic room in a wonderful hostel "The Bug" (the communal areas are even open all night, a rare treat in NZ). We have also been really lucky with the weather, it has been pretty much glorious sunshine since the moment we stepped on the south island.

Nelson is one of the wine regions of NZ and after seeing all the drunkards returning from toast Martinborough in Wellington, we were tempted into some wine tasting. We did a day trip where we visited 5 vineyards, but to be honest 4 of them were pretty average, but one (Stafford Lane) was absolutely brillant with very enthusatic staff and tasty wine, olive oils and chutneys its a pity we couldn't have spent the day there or at least bought a few crates to bring with us.

The main attraction for the Nelson area is Abel Tasman national park so after enjoying Nelson for a couple of days we headed there.