Hello all,
We just made an overnight hiking/camping trip to the Abel Tasman, which is reknowned for its crystal waters, secluded bays and golden beaches - and, as you can see, it did not disappoint!
We hiked into the last leg of a 3-4 hike through the entire park and camped near the cabin shown in the pictures. The cabin is a converted old farm house and its really rustic, but surprisingly nice and clean inside.
NZ tracks all have cabins along the route at usual stopping points so that you don't have to carry your tent if you want to travel light. We have not stayed at a cabin yet, but will try that out in the future and report.
The Abel Tasman track is almost entirely on or near the coast of the Tasman Sea, so we passed through alot of beautiful, golden beaches and camped very close to one of them - park rules prohibit beach camping and we'll test out how strictly those rules are enforced at a later date :)
Definitely going back there, except on a kayak camping trip - kayaks are supposed to be the best way to explore all the wonderful bays and beaches - plus kayaks make it easier to carry wine and beer! That stuff is heavy in a backpack :)
Happy Thanksgiving!
6 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving! Your sharing is great. Love the pics. Feel like I am traveling too! Go for the kayaking (sp) It is awesome! Glad you look well and happy! Love and hugs, YVBA
The views are magnificent the colors exquisite and I'm going to run out of adjectives. Fabulous pics, you guys were pretty cute too. I have to mention the colors of the water, there are hues of purple, I have never seen that before-amazing.
Happy Thanksgiving! These pics are awesome! I am loving the updates! :) Hope you two are doing well! It seems like it has become quite the adventure already - i loved the whale pics too! how cool!
Miss and love you!
Lana,
The Preston Office has been a wreck since you left! Just kidding, your training of Terry was great, and she is fitting in nicely. We got your postcard! Thanks for putting the blog address at the bottom. Looks like you all are having a great time. I am now adding New Zealand to the places on earth I must visit! The hiking and camping look great! Look forward to reading more posts in the future. Take care and be safe!
Bill
Man that is beautiful. I am insanely jealous of your adventures. Keep up with the good pictures. And try to find a dentist over there who wants to swap practices for a few months.
Take care,
Brad
Hey y'all! I just read your latest blog and saw the pictures, so beautiful! I am super jealous, NC is cold and blah right now - you are not missing a thing! Hope your adventures continue, keep us all posted. We love and miss you guys, be safe and have fun.
Dorsey :)
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