This morning I took a walk to the centre of New Zealand, from Walters Bluff. The track follows the a ridge around behind Nelson and has some of the best views of the City and Harbour. Technically the hill I arrived at after an hour or so, is not really the centre of the country but it's the point of origin for all surveys in the Nelson region. So its more like the centre of Nelson, which is the central region in New Zealand, but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
The skies over Nelson had some strange could formations, this morning. This huge column of cloud materialised over Port Nelson. I thought it looked like there had been a space shuttle launch.
The pine trees along the track are full of pollen at the moment.
This shot kind of sums up Nelson on a Sunny Saturday morning for me. In the foreground theres a game of soccer on Neale Park, in the middle of the photo is the marina. Beyond the port is the Boulder Bank and a tiny 'fizz boat' out in the bay (near the cranes), who has probably been out scalloping since first light.
The lower reaches of the Maitai River, swollen with the tide, wind through town.
The centre of NZ hill was cleared of large pines a few years back and replanted with native plants. It looked horribly bare at first but the new plants are taking hold now.
The big pointy thing marks the spot...
..and heres the spot up close.
Behind the Hill is the Maitai Valley.
Another view of the Harbour. Spot the black lambs in the foreground. Kaycee had to be on her best behaviour.
12:18:40 AM 
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