Island Hideaway – Life on Best Island, Waimea Estuary, Nelson

Best Island … Isolation? No! – Fascination? Yes! – Attractions aplenty to keep boredom at bay.
A bird-watcher’s delight – thirty and more bird species, their habits and challenges.
Varied seascapes, fragile salt weeds, twice-daily tidal flows that mirror ever-changing cloud patterns.
A hundred and fifty people, three generations, with widely varying talents, opinions and nationalities.
Distant mountains – vistas changing with the seasons.Nature has moulded the island’s life, keenly observed by the author and appreciative visitors.
You too can share this hidden paradise.