DRIVE TO NELSON

September 7, 2008

Our last day here, we took the car and went for a ride to Nelson, a little beachside and somewhat artsy (not by LA standards though) town about 1.5 hours north of Blenheim. The scenery along the way was breathtaking. We had to pull over at one point because it was just too beautiful.

The pictures just don't do it justice

 

We pulled over--the scenery was just too much.

small cemetery on the road to Nelson

The music here in New Zealand is a little rough. It is all very easy listening (John Denver) and classic rock (CCR), which is all good, but really, all the time? So we were stoked when we got int the car this morning and the Foo Fighters “Everlong” was on …” Yay, good music finally! Then it played again, back to back, awesome. Great song. Then again. And again. And again. I took a picture of the clock on the radio. We left the hotel at 10:04. The same song was still on at 10:23. Really.

We got in the car at 10:04. The Foos were still playing at 10:23.

In Nelson, we walked around, had lunch, and I spent my gambling earnings on a digital Leica D-LUX3 camera, and got a great deal because of the exchange rate, about 1.4:1! RIP Canon, there’s a new sexy German in town. Woohoo! I am so excited. Ever since Morocco, I had been upset with my once trusty little Canon, with so many blurred shots (like the Caid’s bar night shots!), so now, I hopefully don’t have to worry about that, and I get to resurrect some of my photography skillz, which I’m excited about.

Gunnar and Matthew met us there.

Precious! This is the window of the jeweler who made precious for the LOTR films. They sell replicas. They are huge!

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