Setting up in Nelson

After emptying the tanks and filling with water we left Lindale at 0900 and drove through light drizzle to the ferry terminal in Wellington, arriving at 1000. We had a cup of tea and waited for our ferry which was due to leave at 1300. We were first in the queue. While we were waiting another motor home came along built on a 1996 Toyota Coaster like ours. They had the bed across the back and a dinette behind the driver’s seat. The bed was a Queen size, and went right to the back of the bus. There was also no wood along the windows, which means that the bed was longer than ours. The bus had only been finished a week or so and was a credit to the owner who had built it himself.
It was really windy when we left Wellington, but as it was a North Westerly the strait was quite smooth.
After arriving in Picton we drove to Blenheim to look for somewhere to stay. We had the address of the Bowling club, but no idea where the street was. A seven metre bus with a trailer is not the best vehicle to be driving round a town looking at street signs! After not too long we arrived in Renwick, where we spent the night behind the Woodbourne tavern.
The drive through to Nelson on Friday was easy and uneventful and we made contact with some of the members of the Yacht Club. The weekend has been taken up with settling in to the motor camp and preparing to start work on Monday. The picture shows our campsite with the little Honda shuttle provided for the New coach and Development manager.
The whole set up of the job is exciting with club members keen to assist. Nelson Yacht Club is the oldest in New Zealand and this is their 150th year.