We enjoyed our few days in Nelson. The town is big by South Island standards (it has traffic lights!) and the area has a sort of micro-climate that is different from the rest of the west side of the island - it is sunny and dry. In fact, there are wineries in the region. And there was another reason to be sad. Nelson was our last stop in South Island, and we were headed back to the relative hustle and bustle (well, I said relative) of North Island. To save time, we were flying to a place called Palmerston North, hiring a car there for the journey to Napier.
