Abel Tasman National Park
Nelson is the gateway to The Abel Tasman Park on the Northern tip of the South Island, with the final piece of land called Farewell Strip inhabited only by seals and albatrosses. Of all the places that we have been to on our journey so far Nelson is the one place where I would really like to settle. The town is a mixture of quaint old buildings mixed in with modern, Saturday sees the town hosting a regular market for local products - a great place to have breakfast!
Today we drove north up the coast into the Park along Highway 60 which hugs the coast up to Marahau where the road turns into a single lane road for another 90kms or so. We stopped off for lunch at a small place called Kaiteriteri which is situated in a stunning bay surrounded by Rimu forests and emerald sea. The beaches are stunning white sands littered with sea shells and drift wood. We all agreed that it felt like being in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean - only better!
Kaiteriteri is the starting point for the Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle, this takes backpackers and local residents out to bays and inlets that are only accessible by sea. We are surprised by the amount of people that live in these way off places, everyone seems quite happy to leave their cars in lock ups on the quay sides and take off on their boats into the back of beyond. Ok if you like solitude and NO internet!
We came across a small helicopter hauling driftwood off the beach – couldn’t quite fathom out why they were using a helicopter but he seemed to be having fun. Beats pushing a wheelbarrow up to the local woods I guess!
Nelson is the gateway to The Abel Tasman Park on the Northern tip of the South Island, with the final piece of land called Farewell Strip inhabited only by seals and albatrosses. Of all the places that we have been to on our journey so far Nelson is the one place where I would really like to settle. The town is a mixture of quaint old buildings mixed in with modern, Saturday sees the town hosting a regular market for local products - a great place to have breakfast!
Today we drove north up the coast into the Park along Highway 60 which hugs the coast up to Marahau where the road turns into a single lane road for another 90kms or so. We stopped off for lunch at a small place called Kaiteriteri which is situated in a stunning bay surrounded by Rimu forests and emerald sea. The beaches are stunning white sands littered with sea shells and drift wood. We all agreed that it felt like being in the Mediterranean or the Caribbean - only better!
Kaiteriteri is the starting point for the Abel Tasman Sea Shuttle, this takes backpackers and local residents out to bays and inlets that are only accessible by sea. We are surprised by the amount of people that live in these way off places, everyone seems quite happy to leave their cars in lock ups on the quay sides and take off on their boats into the back of beyond. Ok if you like solitude and NO internet!
We came across a small helicopter hauling driftwood off the beach – couldn’t quite fathom out why they were using a helicopter but he seemed to be having fun. Beats pushing a wheelbarrow up to the local woods I guess!
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