Ginger Without Borders

Wellington is on the southwest shore of Wellington harbor, a huge body of water at the south end of the south island surrounded by hills over 900 feet high on all sides. It’s water has excellent depths. The harbor’s entrance is almost one mile wide, making it the perfect escape from the winds of the…

This was our last day in the south island. We left Nelson early to allow us time to enjoy the scenic route to Picton. We could have retraced our journey down Highways 6 and 1 through wine country, a distance of about 60 miles from Havelock to Picton. Although the scenic route (named “Queen Charlotte’s…

We had not planned to begin the three and a half hour drive to Nelson at 2:30pm but that is when the Whale Watch buses discharged us at the parking lot. We did not regret changing our plans to make the attempt at a great sperm whale encounter. Dawn got to see the dusky dolphins…

The morning we were to watch the giant sperm whale dawned with a beautiful blue but windy sky. Our first hint shoud have been when Clive, the hotel owner/chief, mentioned that it might be too rough for the catamarans. As we were loading up the car, he came out to tell us that the 7:45am…