Day 80 – Nelson, Centre of New Zealand
We boarded the ferry that would take us three hours across the Queen Charlotte Sound to the south island. It was full was full of little ports nestled in and out of groves of trees and mountains. We disembarked in Picton and went through to Nelson, Fern Lodge. An English girl and I hiked up to the “Centre of New Zealand”. Someone, somewhere decided this is the center of the islands so we needed to visit it and take an obligatory photo.
Since it was the Saturday before Easter ,I set out to find an Easter Vigil Mass. I asked around for the Catholic Church and was directed, more than once, to what turned out to be Anglican Cathedral. Not the same thing. I had not really thought about it before but I am guessing NZers are not so into religion.
This town is the gateway for Abel Tasman National Park. Supposed to be a great walking and kayaking park but I did not have time to explore this trip.
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