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Rutherford – Apr 19

Blasdale Home Posted on April 19, 2018 by SteveJune 19, 2018

Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford

Dogs taken for a walk on the beach where there were some Variable Oyster Catchers. There was a one-legged Variable Oyster Catcher, yes a real one legged one and not a bird hiding a leg under its wing. Pete says this bird has been around for several years.

We said goodbye to Betsy who was off to Christchurch on the bus from Nelson.

We went out to visit the Rutherford birth place in Brightwater. (We had been past there on the 26th, but had failed to stop.) On the way, we saw the interesting spectacle of a house been driven down the road. We had been told that they do this, often at night, but here we actually saw one being transported during the day. We even saw water coming out of the plumbing as they jacked up the side of the trailer to pass over some parked cars. Some of the street signs in the middle of the road are just popped into sockets and so were easily removed to allow the house around a roundabout.

During the afternoon the furniture van arrived to collect the furniture for Peter & Nic’s newly purchased bach in Golden Bay.

In the evening we went to Isel park to dog walk. It is in Stoke, has some magnificent trees. There were stalls selling food drinks  etc. This evening there was a magnificent sun set over Nelson.

We were sleeping in the garden sleep-out. Casper the Rag Doll cat visited us, coming in through the cat flap, and proceeded to purr loudly and attempt to force himself to get between our heads. A great cat. [Ed’s note: since returning, we learnt with horror that he was run over and killed in the cul-de-sac. A very sad & unnecessary end to his life.]

Moving house
Moving house
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Brightwater, birthplace of Rutherford
Isel park
Bonny
Bonny
Bonny
Bonny
Bonny
Isel park
Food and craft
Busker
Isel park
Isel park
Isel park
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Sunset, rather too many
Peter and Nic's fountain
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Nelson Cable Bay and the Free House Pub – Apr 18

Blasdale Home Posted on April 18, 2018 by SteveJune 19, 2018

Boulder Beach

Today, another lovely day. Dogs walked on the local beach, and then a drive through Nelson and onwards along the coast. First stop was the sewage site, this happens to be the land connection of the shingle bank. The shingle bank is some 13 km long, shingle is a misnomer, more a boulder and stone bank.

Next stop was Cable Bay, named Cable Bay because this was where the undersea Telegraph lines originally landed. Pete had wanted to try the café there, but it had closed for the Winter. Instead we stopped off at Cable Bay Adventure park for lunch and to feed the eels. The Park runs quad bike events, has a huge Skywire ride. We contented ourselves with feeding the “pet” eels.

Next stop on the tour was the cemetery, where we stopped to look at the monument put up for the miners who had been murdered. The inscription says: This monument was erected by public subscription in memory of five late residents of the province of Marlborough who are interred here. They were waylaid, robbed and barbarously murdered by a gang of four bushrangers on the Maunoatapu mountain, in this province, June 12 and 13 1866. The cemetery was fascinating with areas designated for burial by faith.

Next stop were the Japanese Gardens before we arrived home.

Supper was at the Free House Pub where we sampled several beers. The Pub had a large selection of beers to try.  We also ate there, sending Nichola out to the Indian restaurant across the street. The meal duly arrived in the pub. The pub supplied plates & cutlery. When he had finished the pub cleared away the remains. Interesting concept, designed to keep you there drinking more beer.

Boulder Beach
Boulder Beach
Cable Bay
Cable Bay
Feeding the Eels at the Cable Bay Adventure park
Feeding the Eels at the Cable Bay Adventure park
Feeding the Eels at the Cable Bay Adventure park
Feeding the Eels at the Cable Bay Adventure park
Feeding the Eels at the Cable Bay Adventure park
Nelson cemetery
Nelson cemetery
Nelson cemetery
Japanese Gardens
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Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Peter and Nic at the Free House Pub
Itish band at the Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Free House Pub
Free House Pub
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