Thursday 1st March, Nelson overcast and quiet!!!!

Wake up to the sounds of squawking parrots. Grand ain't it, Lin yesterday, Parrots today (I aint saying NO more). Had a chat to the bloke opposite about the noise last night and he reckons it was a possum having a row with his mate, so thats one mystery solved.

It's really dull and overcast and the wind's blowing a gale, still, if it clears up, we plan to go to see the blue lake. It's set in a dead volcano and is supposed to turn a turquoise blue when the sun shines on it, but at this rate, we'll get blown off the bike on our way to see a grey pond. We'll just see how the day go's.

The day don't go to well and we get the odd splatter of rain, so we give up on the trip and settle down to a lazy day. we tidy up a bit, with Lin doing a bit of washing and me tiding up the trailer. The wind has been picking up all day and is really rocking the tent (just the wind) by the time we're off to bed, even the ants have called a truce and its only the odd rebel that gets a lump. So an early night and listen to the wind.