Category Archives: Cool stuff

World famous in Nelson

Posted on 18 February, 2019 by

Appleby Farms says that they make “Cow to cone” ice cream. True that. The milk in their ice cream comes from two family owned Nelson farms. It heads straight from the milking shed to their own creamery 15 minutes down … Continue reading →

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Flip Clogs

Posted on 13 February, 2019 by

Around here, folks reckon that Jandals (Japanese Sandals…) were the world’s first flip-flops. Punching above our weight and all that…. (It was actually a Frenchman who invented them, a Monsieur Phillope. Phillipe Phillope.) Which has nothing to do with this … Continue reading →

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Makes biking worthwhile…

Posted on 10 February, 2019 by

  Just when the track up Marriages Road towards Pine Hill Road starts becoming a pain in the arse, this mirage appears to the delirious cyclist. A veritable oasis

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Martha, my dear…

Posted on 9 February, 2019 by

Beatles. White album. Can’t help it. Martha Blanche Sidonie… ….works at Red Gallery ….is an illustrator ….comes from Hull (just like Mick Ronson…) ….is currently in Moscow …..is learning how to make ceramics Seems fairly talented……

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Great Taste Trail

Posted on 8 February, 2019 by

The Great Taste Trail is Nelson-Tasman’s contribution to Nga Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail. It starts at Nelson airport and runs mostly along he coast to Kaiteriteri and then runs through the Motueka valley and  over the Dovedale Saddle … Continue reading →

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Looking over strange terrain

Posted on 6 February, 2019 by

That acronyms into LOST. Which I wasn’t, but it’s nowhere I’ve been on a bike before. This was Woodstock, about 25km in and just before the climb over the Neudorf saddle at around 230m Calves were a bit achy next … Continue reading →

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Just like the Mastercard advert…

Posted on 4 February, 2019 by

  Sophia’s art lessons: $200 and counting The result: Priceless. Split Apple rock in the Abel Tasman National Park. In oil. 11 years old….

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