Nelson

After Marlborough Sound, we moved onto Nelson. The guidebook had said that Nelson is a craft centre of New Zealand so I was really looking forward to the town. We wandered around one day during the week and I found a lovely yarn cooperative (Fibre Spectrum) and got some wonderful hand dyed yarns. Nelson is a wonderful little town. It is filled with small shops, most of which aren't chains. There definitely is an artsy vibe to it and we got some Merino shirts while there. We also checked out the church, got some Danish cheese and German sausage. Yum!

We also went back to Nelson on the following Saturday because we were told that the market is wonderful, and the market was wonderful. There were a lot of craft people there. I got yet more yarn, hand dyed and/or hand spun in lots of lovely colors. We also got some jewelry, ate more German sausage, had a venison pot pie, and some cake. It was a lovely day.

After the market, we decided to check out Founders Brewery, in Founders Park. I didn't know what to expect, but Founders Park was not what we were expecting. Founders Park is a heritage park, where the buildings are like they were in the 1800's. There were some strange things there, though, like a chain saw exhibit.