Finding the Internet

In most cases, internet in New Zealand is very good, readily available, and decent speeds - surprising considering how remote some connections are. It's about $3Ca an hour. Finding a quiet place to type emails, reply to booking inquiries, or trying to do any sort of blog posts while we were away was another story.

At left, we found a perfect little chair outside a cafe in Nelson to sit and type a few emails. A drizzly, grey day with poor sighting, we took the morning off to catch up on work before hitting the water for the afternoon and evening.

Finding reliable internet on the west coast - or the southern reaches of the west coast - is a little different story as not every cafe is exactly anywhere near civilization. Much less do they want you bringing civilization from the outside world into their cafes. :)