I mentioned it a few days back but just in case you had been sleeping under a rock….
….the Nelson Mail shouted it loudly from their front page yesterday.
Yes Nelson is like it has been for 9 out of the previous 12 years, the 2011 holder of the title “Sunniest Place in New Zealand.”
we have locals fishing off the back beach at Tahunanui, whilst tourist stride on by……
taking in the vistas and scenery, enjoying the fresh sea air….
and occasionally stopping to take momentos of the scene and happenings.
…time for cricket to be played somewhere? In this case at Greenmeadows in central Stoke, Songer St & Main Rd Stoke intersection is just about centre of photo, with the 2 storey Turf Hotel just other side of the lights.
Photo taken from residence up on Panorama Drive, one of Nelsons newer elevated sub-divisions with great views.
seen from a slightly different angle. Fifeshire Rock is infamous as it nearby is the site of a famous shipwreck.
Back in 1842, the Fifeshire entered the Haven, not through “The Cut” because that wasn’t blasted through with dynamite until much later, but via a passageway very close to this rock pictured, then called Arrow Rock.
Sadly after travelling all the way from England, this first of the New Zealand Company vessels to arrive, didn’t even make it out to open sea on the return voyage.
The Prow has the full story over here.
with just the right amount of wind for a relaxing yachting, rather than a too stressful full on race day.
going out onto the water, by which ever means you want, just for some peaceful R & R.
features in this December photo of the lighthouse and the Nelson Haven on this side of the bank.
In the distance, although because of light sea conditions its a bit hard to tell the difference is Tasman Bay, and open sea.
6771miles (10895km) away as the crow flies, and London a mere 11642miles (18732km) distant.
Being at the bottom of the world, that’s one of the reasons we need big planes like these.
and wouldn’t you know…..
this aqua, this H2O, it too is in Nelson. And its world record stuff.
Previously Pupu Springs, over in Golden Bay, held the record at 63m “black” visibility……
but it seems there is a new chap on the block, and this new chap measures in at between 70 ~ 80m visibility.
In case you are a science geek….this number is approaching the max in theory, lab wise, for freshwater.
Full story over at Nelsonians.com.
