HOLIDAY GUIDE NO. 1

Grey River Argus, 5 November 1949, Page 2

HOLIDAY GUIDE NO. 1

Nelson Province Offers Much To The Caravan Traveller The Christmas holidays are swiftly approaching, and West Coasters are again casting a doubtful eye on the tourist guide pamphlets. New Zealand is thickly dotted with tourist resorts and scenic attractions and, in an attempt to describe the facilities each place has to offer, the “Argus” will set out, each Saturday, a guide, starting from Nelson and covering the East Coast of the South Island and inland resorts, and a brief survey of what the North Island has to offer. Facilities for the caravan traveller at Nelson are good. There are camps at Tahuna Beach which is situated in a line grove of shelter trees. There is an adequate supply of hot water, electric lighting, a cook-house and bathing facilities. There are similar conveniences at Reservoir Reserve, Aniseed Valley (15 miles from Nelson) Ruby Bay (22 miles) and at Maitai Valley. The latter however, has to be reached by fording a river, one mile from Nelson, and is frequently impassable after a flood.

At Picton, the Waitohi Domain has become increasingly popular with motorists each year. The camp is on the football field, situated about 200 yards from the shopping area on the Queen Charlotte Drive. Similar conveniences exist here, and at the other camps at Esson’s Valley (on the Picton Domain), Moriiorangi Bay (on the Queen Charlotte Drive) and on the Waikawa road, which is about a quarter of a mile from Picton. Tourist visiting Marlborough Sounds (reached by launch from Picton) will find numerous attractions, such as fishing, swimming, rowing, tennis, croquet, table tennis, pig-hunting and bowling. Launches are also available for hire. Facilities at the Sounds for the motorist are few, but there are several comfortable hotels at which to spend a short stay. Generally, the Nelson' Province offers to the holiday maker a favourable glimpse of world-famous scenery, and to omit a visit to the Sounds is to plead ignorance of Nature's rare offerings.