Spent some time in the Marlborough Region these past days. So much fun to check out the town of Nelson (though it was startling to see a stoplight for the first time in awhile) and its movie theaters, many restaurants, farmer's market...
...and (SR was very excited about this) TABS, known to gamblin' types as bars where you can bet on horse races. We lost.
Once we'd had our fill of the big city, we headed out into the quiet peace of Marlborough Sounds and the idyllic Hopewell Lodge, which is tucked against the water's edge here so unobtrusively that you can't even really see it as you're coming upon it.
We spent many hours here just relaxing, reading on our beautiful porch with a beautiful view...
...taking advantage of the water right out the front door via kayak and stand-up paddle board...
...and going along on a trip to collect some of New Zealand's unique green mussels from one of the area's many mussel farms.
A couple times/week, the Hopewell owners throw a mussel dinner free to all the lodge guests--just one of the many reasons this was an amazing place to stay and VERY high up on my list of favorite spots on this trip so far.
Gorgeous time, gorgeous place, hope to return someday....
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