Saturday 15th April
Hammer Springs surprised us with a lovely sunrise this morning. I had a run up Conical Hill and back down. We then headed for a walk to the town centre, followed by a visit to the thermal springs. We had a lovely relax in the pools for about an hour. Temp 38-40°. Very relaxing.
Now on to Nelson where we will stay for 2 nights. After about an hour it started raining again. Oh well at least we had a day of sunshine yesterday. Luckily the rain only lasted about an hour.
DB said they have almost as many witches hats as sheep, which is saying something as there are millions of sheep here. There are roadworks and construction everywhere as a result of the earthquakes. We have to take the inland road to Nelson which adds a couple of hours to a two hour trip. The inland road is now carrying all the trucks and traffic that normally heads north from the east coast due to SH1 being closed. It is quite dangerous and apparently about 15 people have lost their lives over the last 5 months.
We arrived at Nelson at about 4.30pm and checked-in in the daylight. wonders will never cease.
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- Sunrise for our villa at Hanmer Springs
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- Funhgi on my way up Conical Hill
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- At the lookout at the top of Conical Hill
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- View of Hanmer Springs half way down the hill
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- Llamas in the park
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- A relaxing 38-40° in the thermal pools
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- Single lane bridge between Hanmer Springs and Waiau on the way to Nelson
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- Maruia Falls near Nelson. They kayak down this waterfall
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- Warning for kayakers at the falls