A wee update

Wow, talk about un-prolific posting... sorry- sorry...

Last weekend I went to the Havelock Mussel festival where I ... did not eat any mussels. Mark the flattie had made us some that week so I didn't feel the need to try them again. I did however find some other yummy non-mussel -y food, so that was good.

This weekend some friends were in town to complete the "Grape Ride", a 101 km bide ride finishing at one of the vineyards near town. It was great to catch up with some of them, and it was also my first weekend that I've spent in Blenheim since moving here. Being in that environment really made me want to do some more race type stuff- like another half marathon, perhaps! It was also the first weekend I took a dip in the pool at the house, and BRRR was it cold. :) We visited some beach about 15 or so minutes out of Blenheim- it was more rugged and rocky than Tahuna back in Nelson. Sunday we visited the markets in blenheim which are not nearly as big as Nelson- but I will return there to get fresh produce in the future, for sure. We also ventured out to Picton for part of the day and did a little walk up to the top of some hill for a great view of the place. I love Picton! :) We also ate on this ship, that maybe crashed or maybe something broke, or something and is now a restaurant. Picton (the small town of 5000) is much more touristy than Blenheim since it is where the ferrys land- so we played tourists and wandered the shops. There was a really great art shop- making me wish I had buckets of money to purchase some. :) I only purchased a few magazines...

I'll try and post a few photos of Picton in the next while.