Doing the drive around.

Kadizzle just got back from his buzz around Nelson.  Like most New Zealand towns it is clean and pretty.  Also has the bonus of being small enough you can get around.  In the course of the drive Kadizzle had to stop at one more incredible harbor.  Boats, boats, boats.  For a sailboat guy you would never get done here just ogling the boats.  As Kadizzle walked toward the docks he saw a guy down on his boat working on something. The thought occurred to Kadizzle how nice it would be to see the inside of this 70 ft sailboat.  Finally after a little stroll Kadizzle started chatting the guy up.  After a little chat Kaddizzle asked if he could see the interior. of the boat.  The sailor granted permission.  If you are a sailor and your viagra doesn't work for you the beauty of the inside of this boat should do the trick.  After the tour Kadizzle asked what the guy was up to.  The owner explained he was preparing to go to the fjords on the southeast side of the island.  Kadizzle volunteered to be crew, but was turned down. He already had crew lined up.  Note to Winky, if the guy had said yes Kadizzle would go in a minute.  The shipmaster described the fjords and it was indeed like going to heaven.

The day has gone pretty well.  Spent hours in the airport, but almost enjoyed it.  So many nice people here.  The car lady was fun, but the hybrid would not go into reverse.  Of course this happened right where Kadizzle would block everyone from leaving the parking lot.  After some confusion we figured out the problem.  The little so called cabin Kadizzle is in is a discount version of where he was two days ago. A vast improvement from Mao Tsi Tungs place last night.  Kadizzle got up at Mao's and tried to make coffee.  The plunger style coffee machine shot coffee all over Kadizzle when he pushed the plunger.  No coffee.  The plane view down had a pretty good view of southern New Zealand from the sky.  For dinner Kadizzle decided to have fish and chips which were very good, except they wanted to charge for the tarter sauce and ketchup.  Had to explain in the good old U.S you got all you want for free.  The lady wanted sixty cents for a spoonful of sauce or ketchup.

Think one more day here is justified for rest and planning.  Next may head down the coast on the west, over the mountains and back up.  Wish had flown farther south.  There is a railroad that has been changed to a bike path that sounds great.

A nice guy about fifty is staying here.  He is doing some kind of sales to fishermen, but is by profession a biologist.  We had a great discussion about the environment and the peril we are in. He is from Australia and says they are getting hit hard by climate change, but of course they have their deniers just like we do.

Being the political addict Kadizzle is he cannot resist talking about Trump to people from other countries.  The whole world is looking at the U.S and wondering.  The same disease of idiocy does seem to be spreading over the planet.