Tripping Again...

With winter sliding slowly away towards spring we have decided to get away for a few days to Nelson at the top of the South Island. The last time we visited Nelson was March 2021, but the deciding factor for visiting was not only the length of time between visits, but also that my last long service recognition trip (from my airline service) expires in December so it needed to be used and Nelson being a single sector destination so it is easy to get to.

An 8:00AM arrival combined with a 3:00PM motel check-in meant that we needed to fill some time. So we drove to Blenhiem, some 65 km to the east. A visit to a store for her indoors was followed by a pub lunch then a visit to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. This place has superb displays of WWI and WWII aircraft. The WWI section is hugely influenced by Peter Jackson who has a passion for the era and contributed heavily.

Clearing the Red Baron's crash

A difficult landing...

 

The WWII section has a smaller number of aircraft, but is just as impressive.

We had been here before, some five years ago, but it was well worth a return visit.