Jan. 7-8

Nelson to Golden Bay to Nelson, then to Wellington

The four of us (Kirsten, me and the Germans) drove Northwest, toward Golden Bay. Most of the day was spent driving along another winding road over a mountain pass, along with a side trip down a long rough gravel road for a walk to the largest holes - dropping into a cave system - in New Zealand.
We couldn't actually get close enough to see much of the hole, but we could tell it was there.
Golden Bay we could see, and it was Golden - we picked up a pizza to eat on the beach at sunset. Essentially it was the end of the trip, and a good one.
However, Kirsten and I had to drive the two hours back to Nelson. On Sunday we woke up and drove another couple of hours to Picton, and rode back on the ferry.

We're back in Wellington for a few more months, although we're trying to squeeze in more long weekend trips. We're also trying to figure out our plan for the rest of our time here and possibly more global travel before returning to the States and trying to resurrect our careers.
I'll keep you posted.