New Zealand- part 2

In Blenheim we stayed at a lovely 2 bedroom apartment called Brydon on Rose. We enjoyed staying here, they had a trampoline for the kids to play while we sat out and grilled beef under the brilliant star filled sky! The weather was crisp and cool, it was their fall time and was fabulous! The next day we headed north to Picton where we took a scenic (AKA-very curvy) road towards Nelson. Picton is a lovely waterfront town that connects the North Island to the South Island via the ferry. It seems to be a pretty lively little town. We enjoyed the harbor views of the Queen Charlotte Sound, one of the four sounds that makes up the Marlborough Sounds which is what the top of the South Island is consisted of. Due to the tropical vegetation is looked like what I would expect an island in the South Pacific to look like. We managed to find a great trail that walked along the Sound. We took our time driving to Nelson. I really got good at finding anything remotely scenic to look at! I had 3 things within reach the whole trip: camera, map and travel book!

Ted wished he was flying this seaplane!

A busy shipping port (lots of timber ready to head out)

A nice tramp through the forest

Mason checking out the clear water!

Logan

Nelson was a really nice town as well. We stayed at the Moorings which was an awesome apartment! It was located on the mudflats. That was a really interesting site. I guess the mudflats rely on tidal water because there were actually boats tied up in the mud. Nelson also had beautiful beaches and a very nice playground where the kids had fun burning off some energy. Believe me, they had plenty after being in the car all day long!

The mudflats

Emily on top of the whale