Farewell Spit and Abel Tasman

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On Boxing Day, we visited Farewell spit which is the most northerly point of the south island at the end of Golden Bay. The spit is a nature reserve and can only be visitied on guided tours. So off we went on our trip... lots of sand. We walked amongst seals (fighting - again) and along the 22km sand spit past some dead and beached whales. The lighthouse was a bit disapointing as you couldn't go in but you did get good views.

We then drove south to Kaiteriteri to kayak Abel Tasman. It was fun but we only paddled for a half day and we could have pushed ourselves further. However we did have a mini tramp in the bush - and the weather stayed good.

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