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The Summer Scene

When writing the heading for this page, we asked ourselves: "What summer?" Never, according to old Nelsonians, has Nelson had such a shocking holiday period. We've often had bucketsful of rain, but nobody we spoke to can recall the low cloud and rain conditions which persisted day after day for more than three weeks. The only consolation the holiday-makers had,was. that it was much worse in other parts of the country. In these three pages, however, we've tried to capture something of the holiday season - poor as it was

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Caravans flowed into Nelson at a tremendous rate just before the weather closed in

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Unloading the car to start the holidays are the Williamson family from Christchurch, Ian, Charles Allington (a ring-in), Helen, Margaret, Janet and Mrs Jessie Williamson.

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The Tahuna camp looked pretty chock-a-block to us

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Some came in whopper caravans

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Some, in pup tents

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Some brought their tele

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All suffered from the rain

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"Bait, or cat?"

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The trampolines at Tahuna Beach were popular

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Another whopper

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Anthony Care-Cottrell, of Hamilton, landed this sting-ray off Rocks Road.

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Three hopefuls basking in the short-lived sunshine (10 minutes later the sun went behind a cloud).

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On the beach you got in the water or under the sand - too cold to sit exposed to the elements.

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An innovation this year was canoes on the modelling pond (and a very popular pastime it was).

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Towards high tide each day Rocks Road was a forest of rods.

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Usually a sunbather has to fight for lying room. This year there was plenty.

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