We left Nelson in brilliant sunshine, although I do believe they are now getting some much needed rain. The road to Blenhem was extremely twisty but as usual beautiful. We stopped to look at the giant Totara tree and went for a short walk in the Totara forest. These trees are impressively tall and straight.
After coffee, which was not up to the usual standard, we proceeded around the coast of Malborough to Christchurch. Along the coast there were hundreds of seals basking in the sunshine so we had a couple of stops to look at them, from a distance of course, as the male seals can be very aggressive and I did not fancy a fight. 
We stayed at the Sudima Hotel by the airport, and managed to get a room on the ground floor which had a view of a lovely garden. We left the next morning, again in brilliant sunshine which made us feel extra sad about leaving NZ. It is a beautiful country, the food is fantastic and the people are very friendly. We will miss the coffee and huge ice creams but not some of the mad drivers in the South Island.
Leaving NZ means saying goodbye to my family so hope it won’t be too long before we can see them again.
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