Bill Muneio

Well it’s day three and I finally saw blue skys today! Hung around in Blenhiem until about 11:30am for the rain to let up which it never did. So I left for Nelson in the rain. After getting slightly lost on an awesome country road I found my way back to the highway which here is basically an awesome country road also. I arrived in the port town of Picton where the ferries come and go between the North and South islands. I didn’t do much looking around but again it was still raining and I can feel a sore throat coming on, I wasn’t in the mood to explore. Found the Queen Charlotte Rd to Havelock which I was told is comparable to the dragon with hundreds of tight turns & switch backs over the moutain. It was awesome! even in the rain and with the multiple road repair zones. It has great views, scenery and as advertised plenty of twistys. After reaching Havelock the road turns into to long sweepers though beautiful rolling green hills with the mountains in the background this is where I saw my first blue sky in NZ it was also the first time I turned off the heated grips; thank god for heated grips! Arrived in Nelson found a reasonable motel and went to explore the city. It’s amazing what a little sunshine can do for an attitude adjustment, that and a few cold beers at the local pub. Tomorrow will probably go check out Abel Tasman National Park.