Day 155 - Motueka, New Zealand
Day 155 – 10th November 2005 +13:00 GMT Total Miles 28251
I’ve got a cold so hardly slept all night and had to get up around 8am as Jill and I had decided to do a Day Hike through Abel Tasman national park. Had a cup of tea in the hostel and made a packed lunch. We drove to Marahau and parked at the Aqua Taxi place where at 10:30am we were picked up by a boat. Now the tractor drives down the road with a trailer and the boat on it, so we all climb into the boat and put on our life jackets then the tractor drives of down the street then down a ramp and across the beach and then reverses into the water and the boat slides of the trailer and off we go.
Our Aqua Taxi
Marahau Beach
The Aqua Taxi first had to pick up two people at Kaiteriteri and then it followed the coastline around the bay dropping people off at different stops.
Spilt Apple Rock
Abel Tasman Coastline
Abel Tasman Coastline
We got of at Torrent Bay which has a huge beach at low tide, so we had to take off our shoes and socks then paddle to the beach and the Aqua Taxi drives off.
Torrent Bay
We cross the beach and find the hiking trail and follow it through the most gorgeous scenery. The path takes you through the forest mostly following the coastline and has paths down top all the bays which have completely still crystal clear water and golden beaches.
Abel Tasman National Park
Most of the beaches are completely deserted. Two German ladies from our hostel were doing the same hike as us so had got the same Aqua Taxi and we sat on the beach and took some photos before we started off.
Jill and I on Torrent Bay Beach
We took a detour to start with to find a spot called Cleopatra’s Pool, this is a waterfall with a huge clear pool in the middle which would be perfect for swimming in.
Cleopatra's Pool
We then carried along the trail stopping to take photos of all the gorgeous bays and rivers etc.
Abel Tasman
Torrent Bay
Anchorage Bay
The sun was blazing and the sky was blue we could not have asked for a better day. The walk took us just over 5 hours as we kept going to headlands to see the view.
A Grasshopper
We could have chosen other bays to start from but 5 hours walking was enough for us.
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
The walk was excellent and the scenery stunning. When we finished the trail we picked up our car and drove back to Motueka, picking a hitch hiker up on route. We stopped in at the supermarket to buy some beer. When we got back I jumped in the hot tub for a while then proceeded to finish make pack lunch for dinner. It has been a great day but very tiring.
I’ve got a cold so hardly slept all night and had to get up around 8am as Jill and I had decided to do a Day Hike through Abel Tasman national park. Had a cup of tea in the hostel and made a packed lunch. We drove to Marahau and parked at the Aqua Taxi place where at 10:30am we were picked up by a boat. Now the tractor drives down the road with a trailer and the boat on it, so we all climb into the boat and put on our life jackets then the tractor drives of down the street then down a ramp and across the beach and then reverses into the water and the boat slides of the trailer and off we go.
Our Aqua Taxi
Marahau Beach
The Aqua Taxi first had to pick up two people at Kaiteriteri and then it followed the coastline around the bay dropping people off at different stops.
Spilt Apple Rock
Abel Tasman Coastline
Abel Tasman Coastline
We got of at Torrent Bay which has a huge beach at low tide, so we had to take off our shoes and socks then paddle to the beach and the Aqua Taxi drives off.
Torrent Bay
We cross the beach and find the hiking trail and follow it through the most gorgeous scenery. The path takes you through the forest mostly following the coastline and has paths down top all the bays which have completely still crystal clear water and golden beaches.
Abel Tasman National Park
Most of the beaches are completely deserted. Two German ladies from our hostel were doing the same hike as us so had got the same Aqua Taxi and we sat on the beach and took some photos before we started off.
Jill and I on Torrent Bay Beach
We took a detour to start with to find a spot called Cleopatra’s Pool, this is a waterfall with a huge clear pool in the middle which would be perfect for swimming in.
Cleopatra's Pool
We then carried along the trail stopping to take photos of all the gorgeous bays and rivers etc.
Abel Tasman
Torrent Bay
Anchorage Bay
The sun was blazing and the sky was blue we could not have asked for a better day. The walk took us just over 5 hours as we kept going to headlands to see the view.
A Grasshopper
We could have chosen other bays to start from but 5 hours walking was enough for us.
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
View From Abel Tasman National Park
The walk was excellent and the scenery stunning. When we finished the trail we picked up our car and drove back to Motueka, picking a hitch hiker up on route. We stopped in at the supermarket to buy some beer. When we got back I jumped in the hot tub for a while then proceeded to finish make pack lunch for dinner. It has been a great day but very tiring.
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