South Island Pictures

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As we promised yesterday here are some photos from Abel Tasman National Park and areas south...

After a nice rest, spending three days in Punakaiki, we will continue heading south, stopping at the Fox Glacier and then heading to Milford Sound.

Cheers!

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Photos

InterIslander
The big ferry that took us from the north island to the south island (who knew with a name like that?)

Picton
Top of the South Island.

Water taxi - Abel Tasman
For those who can't hike the four day trail, you can take a shuttle to key points of the trail. For those camping, they even shuttle your gear!!

Tractor ride
WE boarded the boat on land and a tractor pulled us to the launch.

Making a drop-off
The taxi stopped at numerous points to drop off gear and pick it up. We had a great tour of the park before we even stepped on land.

The tide was out
There were a couple of places that we could only cross when the tide (5 metres!) was out.

View from trail
We only hiked 12 km the first day and then returned to our hostel to sleep.

Tide is out again...
This rock is featured on a bazillion post cards

The Barn
Our amazing hostel!

Buller Gorge
A 110 m Swing bridge.
Someone was a little nervous crossing it!

Buller Gorge
Buller...
Buller...
Buller...

We succumbed...
Ok... so we had not yet done any of the "extreme" crazy activites NZ has to offer, and we really wanted to see more of the gorge, so we bit the bullet and jumped into a boat full of senior citizens!

Worth every penny!
We did donuts on the water, zoomed through rapids at 90km an hour and giggled at the little old woman squealing in delight!

Comments

[Sally]

Wow!
Great pics and looks like you're having an awesome time. Happy Birthday!! Sally

[Anna]

Awesome!
Hi you two! Thanks for the link! Love reading your entries and the pics. Looks like an awesome trip. Definitely a trip high on our list. We're off to south central Costa Rica in March...going to play with the monkeys! Have tons of fun and would love to hear more when you get home.

[Aunt Viv]

Hello down there!
Sure enjoying your blog and amazed at the pics. Loving your sense of humour as you write of your exciting and daring experiences. Keep the posts coming. I tune in for a smile and a dream for the day. Stay safe. Aunt Viv

[Troy]

Arts & Crafts
Hey dude. Nice photos. Looks like you are having a great time. By the way, nice close up shots of the local balls. Capris eh? Honestly. I've taught you nothing.