Swim in the Tasman Bay: check.
Per Kim's suggestion, this morning we went to the beach at Split Apple Rock, past Kaiteriteri. We had seen pictures of the rock on postcards, but didn't know it was so close! A much more secluded beach, a fifteen minute walk through the lush jungle from the small car park, absolutely beautiful. The color of the water here is unreal. My favorite beach we visited, easy. It was perfect weather, we put on lots of sunscreen and laid out a while. Then went for a swim. The water was cold at first, but lovely once I got all in. We didn't want to push our luck with the sun, so we left after a few hours. And I'm happy to report that I did not get any more sunburned today. I did, however, get bug bites - today and yesterday - all over my ankles. The worst itchers! I don't know what's worse- sunburn pain or itchy bug bites. Probably sunburn.
We made our PB& H sandywiches for lunch and took the scenic route toward St.Arnaud in the Nelson Lakes National Park. Another different landscape to drive through - vineyards and wide, green valleys. We came to our destination- this little mountain town with nothing but a few lodges and the most expensive general store I've ever been in. Box of cereal: $9.50. Yikes. We needed milk and something for dinner. After evaluating our options we ended up getting a bottle of spaghetti sauce ($6) to go with our leftover uncooked spaghetti. We had rolls and cheese too. Ended up being really delicious! Stayed in tonight. Too many bugs out. We played scrabble. I won.
Hopefully we will find a good hike to go on tomorrow.
That travel Scrabble is awesome! Is it yours or is it the hostels?
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