8pm: The big storm is moving in -- no rain yet, just strong winds (44 km/h, gusting up to 65km/h). I'm preparing for the power to go out. Glad I brought a headlamp with me! The people who own the cottage are very nice --- they've called me 2x to make sure I'm ok. Fortunately I went grocery shopping -- so have fruit, bread, and cheese -- so I won't go hungry. I had a great day -- will post more more later.
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Spent the day walking around Nelson City. I walked around town and then checked out the Saturday market -- small but some really nice fruit & veggies. And cheese (mostly from sheep's milk)! Then I walked along the river and through the Queens Garden -- which is very pretty (and the rose gardens smelled beautiful - even with most of the roses past their prime). I was walking back to the cottage when I walked by the Trolley Derby --- watched that for awhile -- rather fun.
Weather: overcast, windy, 65 - 72F
Miles Walked: 6.5
Book/s Read: The Kept by James Scott. Yikes -- what a depressing book. The book had a lot of promise -- well-written -- it held my attention even though it plodded along at points -- stupid ending. I'm not sure why I bought this book -- I must have read a review somewhere -- I wish I knew where -- so that I could ignore their reviews in the future.
Pic notes: birds - pied shag, feral muscovy duck
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Spent the day walking around Nelson City. I walked around town and then checked out the Saturday market -- small but some really nice fruit & veggies. And cheese (mostly from sheep's milk)! Then I walked along the river and through the Queens Garden -- which is very pretty (and the rose gardens smelled beautiful - even with most of the roses past their prime). I was walking back to the cottage when I walked by the Trolley Derby --- watched that for awhile -- rather fun.
Weather: overcast, windy, 65 - 72F
Miles Walked: 6.5
Book/s Read: The Kept by James Scott. Yikes -- what a depressing book. The book had a lot of promise -- well-written -- it held my attention even though it plodded along at points -- stupid ending. I'm not sure why I bought this book -- I must have read a review somewhere -- I wish I knew where -- so that I could ignore their reviews in the future.
Pic notes: birds - pied shag, feral muscovy duck
The feral muscovy duck sound more dangerous than it looks--I admit to feeling a little disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI know -- it should have webbed claws or something. I'll blame it all on Wikipedia. (I guess they were brought to NZ as a domestic animal .. and some escaped and now live in the wild)
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