Blenheim

  • Mar 7 Havelock

    Pelorus Sound mailboat run and green mussels in Havelock. Into the car by 9:10 and drove in driving rain to Havelock, the green mussel capital of New Zealand and, perhaps, the world. A small town on a bend in the… Continue reading

  • Mar 6 Blenheim

    David downs coffee with Roberta at 6:15 a.m. and hits the road with her and John, depositing them at the Picton ferry, bound for a flight from Wellington to southern adventures, and spins the car back into the Blenheim apartment… Continue reading

  • Mar 5 Blenheim (Marlborough)

    Lunch at Wither Hills Winery and visit to Aviation Heritage Museum. David gets up and is running south by 7 a.m., toward two mountaintops about a mile away. He runs on [name to come], a typical residential street in Blenheim:… Continue reading

  • Mar 4 Nelson to Blenheim

    Travel from Nelson to Blenheim visiting two Marlborough wineries (Alan Scott and Cloudy Bay) on the way and meeting Robin and Bernice Sutherland. Cynthia is on a mission to get a new iPhone at one of three stores while John… Continue reading