Sandfly attack

Buller River: We drove up the buller river valley with some gorge like sections. A beautiful scenic road but we had an annoying driver really close behind us.

Rotoroa: The Nelson Lake National Park is a beautiful area with lakes in an amazing mountain setting. The downside of the lake is sandfly paradise. We tried to have lunch near the lake but I couldn't sit still for a second.

Bird on rock: A 4.7 star rating on google...sounds quite nice. Pictures are showing a humanmade flat stone structure in the water (only at hightide). There is a highway between this "historic mound Bird on Rock" and the pedestrian walk. There was no bird on Rock and there are so many places in Nelson, where you can enjoy the landscape with native plants around you. There was even a natural rock on the way to this place, which was more beautiful...Read more