South Island Day 9

We were now on our last leg of the trip! We had all been looking forward to Nelson because we had heard such great things about it. Nelson is one of the driest places in New Zealand and we were definitely looking forward to a few sunny days =) We took a beautiful drive to Nelson and arrived as the rain cleared up. We arrived at our little apartment that we would be staying at for the next 2 days. We unloaded, freshened up, got some wiggles out by wrestling, and headed out to explore the city.

We toured the pretty Queens Garden and enjoyed the colorful flowers and diverse trees from throughout the world. The kids especially loved the cute little baby ducks floating around in the pond. We walked down the quaint and charming downtown. The stores were cute and colorful and the streets were lined with green trees. Right in the middle of downtown is Church Hill. It is a beautiful Anglican stone church towering over the city. We loved walking around its grounds, browsing through the chapel, and taking cool jumping pictures. We filled our bellies with a delicious Thai dinner. It was yum! 

We headed back to our place before dark for once and enjoyed Magnum bars for dessert and some games of Monopoly Deal with everyone. It was a nice relaxing day!