Picton Holiday....

We enjoyed a lovely holiday away in Picton last week, we stayed in this fantastic holiday home that had all the mod cons. It was lovely, it had a real homelike feel, with many extra touches. We took most of the Saturday taking out time and enjoying the a really stunning east coastline. We stopped a few times along the way to check out Kaikoura, the seal colony and a few photo stops!

The weather was stunning, which only enhanced the colours of the coast and ocean.

I was in aww of the beautiful autumn colours of the vineyards through Marlborough and was utterly surprised at the vast amount of them!!

Over the few days in Picton we explored the surrounding areas, a day in Blenhiem, a drive round to Havelock via Queen Charlotte Drive (that was sooo whindy!!) and coffee at the Marina there. One day we took out bikes out for a cruise round to Waikawa bay, what a pretty and peaceful wee place.

After our days in Picton, we decided to break up our trip down to Moana by heading across through Nelson to Motueka. We stayed at the camping ground there in one of there motel cabins. We checked out Kaitereteri Beach, a stark contrast to the VERY busy summer season when we normally head up to camp there. We were the only ones on the beach!

After having a wee noisy about the shops in Motueaka and finding a very humble bookshop with a few scrapbook papers in was time to hit the road again. We made our way down to Murchison then on through the Buller gorge, which we were happy there has hardly any rain. A beautiful drive through much native forest. We stopped in Reefton and had a look at some shops, got lunch then it was back on the road. It was so nice to arrive in Moana at Craig's parent's holiday home, it's so comfortable and easy to relax there. We decided to head home on Friday instead of Saturday as the rain had set in, and when it rains on the West Coast it certainly rains!!

Now for the unforunate bit of our holiday, the bit that has made me not feel like myself for the past week. We were both looking forward to arriving home as we do after 6 days away. We went to open the front door and it was unlocked, strange we thought but when we got inside we found our house had been burgled. They had gone through drawers etc. and pulled things out. Luckily nothing was stolen but it has taken me a few days to get over that violated feeling of someone going through our belongings. Anyhow I'm feeling much better now, and we have taken further security measures so we feel more secure.

Till next time bloggers, ciao...