THE GOSS

Summer holidays in Nelson are all about sun, sand, swimming and occasionally a little stress. We asked people out and about in the central city yesterday what their most stressful holiday experience has been.

Brian Craig, Auckland: ‘‘We travel between four and six months of the year and while we don’t

normally have any problems, the times we’ve gone overseas

to watch the All Blacks play, and they have lost, then that’s

a stressful time.’’ Jill Craig, Auckland: ‘‘It’s all about making the most of what you

have. We just take it as it comes and if you’re organised then you don’t normally have any problems. I love your parking fees here – $1 an

hour!’’ Tony Jensen, Nelson: ‘‘The traffic. I live in Campbell St and at this

time of year with all the holidaymakers, I can’t get in and out of where I live. I’ve lived there 12 years and it’s

got worse. The traffic definitely increases during

holiday time.’’ Megan Johnston, Nelson: ‘‘This Christmas! Work was really

busy and then I did the cooking at home. I finish work this week though and then I’m having a holiday. We’re going

to Sydney.’’ Maria Bell, Nelson: ‘‘We’ve not had

a stressful time at all. My partner and I have four kids between us, and all but our nine-month-old baby have been away for a couple of weeks, so we’ve almost been

single.’’ Antony Pauletic, Kapiti Coast: ‘‘Driving to Nelson from Queenstown. We did it in 121⁄

hours, including stops. The road was closed so we came via Kaikoura and Blenheim. We

had snow in Twizel.’’