Abel Tasman National Park
November 12th 2008 The ferry across Cook Strait takes two hours and you come down Queen Charlotte Sound through forested narrows and islands to Picton. I didn't stay here as the bus picked me up and drove straight on to Nelson, a couple of hours away. This part of the South Island is less settled than the North Island, so we drove through forested hills and occasional grazing land.
Nelson is quiet and you feel th
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