Nelson is a lovely small city (or large town, depending on your perspective) which has tree lined streets, brick sidewalks, and hanging flower baskets every 10 paces. Its main downtown area is approximately 4 streets by 8 streets and has numerous cafes with outdoor seating and open face shops which gives the city a very vibrant feel. The main road through downtown is Trafalgar Street, and everything is in reference to how close you are to Trafalgar Street.
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| Corner of Trafalgar Street |
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| Trafalgar Street |
I spent the day walking around town checking out shops. I also managed to find my way over to the church at city center, walk way up to the top of a hill to find New Zealand's geographical center mark (this was a short 20 minute walk, but was nearly straight up!!), and took a short walk through the Queen's Gardens, a city garden a few blocks from Trafalgar Street.
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| Stairs up to the Cathedral Church |
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| Cathedral Church |
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| Queen's Gardens |
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| Geographical Center of New Zealand |
It was a slow paced day and that was good as I needed to recover from my activities in Abel Tasman. Tomorrow is a long drive down to Hokitika to begin my trek down the West Coast of the South Island.
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