Tourists will converge on Nelson from December 26th and Tahunanui (Tahuna) Beach will be overrun with those wanting (rightly) to take advantage of the good weather. It goes against my need for solitude when I go to the beach but, I just have to go a little further and, suddenly, I am no longer in Nelson, but in a wild place, full of native bush. By the time I have crossed this little path I am in another world, and I can watch the crowds on the beach from afar, enjoying the good weather.

*repost from December 2022