Local beer tasting in Nelson
Nelson is the gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park, and apparently home to "The World's Most Popular Restaurant Publication". We only planned to spend a few hours touring the city until yours truly lost her wallet (!!) One second I was in a second-hand store purchasing boxes of vintage NZ matches and the next second we were back at the Hatch and my wallet was gone. The bad news is I spent the next few hours at the Nelson police station and on the phone with my bank canceling my credit cards. The good - or rather FANTASTIC - news is a very nice Kiwi man named Mike found my wallet in the car park a few days later and it was returned to me! My mother said it perfectly: I have very good travel luck.
Excerpt from this week's free weekly coffee news in Nelson:
Did You Know?
Groups of Geese: When you look into the sky and see the V-formation of geese, that grouping of the birds is called the skein. But when the group lands, it becomes a gaggle of geese.
Lots of colors: Crayola is one of the most famous crayon manufacturers in the world. It started producing crayons in 1903 featuring eight different colors. Today the company offers 120 color selections
Changes: Canadians and hockey just go together, and in 1917, when the NHL was formed, it was not a surprise that 97 percent of the NHL players came from Canada. In 2000, about 60 percent were Canadian, with other players coming from such diverse areas as Nigeria and South Korea.
Good friend: Sherlock Holmes always referred to his colleague in a very formal way, addressing him as Doctor Watson. But, Doctor Watson did have a first name. It was John.
On the Lighter Side
There are only two things to worry about – either that things will never get back to normal, or that they already have
Even a mosquito doesn’t get a slap on the back until it starts to work
Aquadextrous: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes
