Mapua Chalets

A short but steep walk from Nelson is the Centre of New Zealand.  Tressa and I had a lovely saturday morning last week.  We walked up to the view point overlooking Nelson.  It was higher than I was expecting and so the view was great.  I would definitely recommend it.

Tressa admiring the view

A view from the top

Centre of New Zealand

We loved this walk as a family.  It was a bit scarey at times with a steep drop on one side , but Ben and Hannah managed it fine.  They loved the swing bridge to cross the river on the way up.  In fact that was their highlight of the walk.

Hannah braving the swing bridge

When we got to the top all the children wanted to do was to dive in and swim under the falls.  It took all our powers of persuation to convince the children that it would safer to take a swim further down stream where the current was not as strong!!  My kids are mad!!!

Under the falls - well as close as we would let them!!

Taking a swim in a safer swimming hole!!