Friday 23rd December

David and Trina went off to work, so we borrowed their car and headed off on a Grand Tour. First stop was Mapua and a walk amongst the seaside shops. We were particularly taken with Forest Fusion Functional Art.

We had a coffee and savoury scones before moving onto Kaiteriteri. The place was abuzz with the Christmas holidayers swimming, kayaking and/or catching the ferry to Able Tasman National Park. We had lunch overlooking all this activity. Cathy and Mary went for a paddle in the warm shallows. On the way back to Nelson, we dropped by to see David "Fresh Choice Supermarket's Wine Guru" hard at work. That evening, we fired up the BBQ for steak and salad. Toi Toi wines completed another wonderful meal.