The Nelson Jazz & Blues Festival has just finished for 2011. Each year at the start of January, Nelson is host to a huge number of jazz and blues bands. The event starts with Jazz in the Park which is held at Fairfield Park. This year the day was beautiful with clear blue skies and [...]
Nelson celebrates the Summer season with a fantastic Summer Festival. The Festival starts with the Lantern Spectacular at the Centre of New Zealand. Each year, I take my kids who love the annual walk up the hill where they are greeted by magical and whimsical creatures along the way. This year they loved the colourful [...]
I recently had the great pleasure of going out with The Gentle Cycling Company to experience their Moutere Country Ride. The Gentle Cycling Company offers a range of self-guided single day tours where you can explore beautiful countryside using a network of cycleways and quiet country roads.
The bikes and helmets could not be faulted! The [...]
At the end of my last day in the Abel Tasman National Park, I was picked up by Abel Tasman AquaTaxi at Totaranui for an exhilarating ride back down the coast to Marahau.
The AquaTaxi ride was great! After donning the obligatory life jacket we left Totaranui behind us and headed south. The driver was friendly [...]
via Separation Point
9:15am, Depart Whariwharangi
11:20am, Arrive Mutton Cove via Separation Point
11:30am, Depart Mutton Cove
1:30pm, Arrive Totaranui!
Lunch!
2:45pm, Water taxi from Totaranui back to Marahau
Once again, I woke up to sunshine streaming in the windows which was great, since I’d woken a couple of times during the night to the sound of heavy rain on the tin roof. The hut was gorgeous [...]
1:40pm, Start crossing Awaroa Inlet (low tide = 2:13pm)
2:25pm, Start walking from the other side
4:15pm, Depart Totaranui
7:10pm, Arrive Whariwharange Hut (in the dark!)
Dinner last night was another amazing affair thanks to Gourmet Trampers! Moroccan Beef with Couscous and Yoghurt Dressing! Sue concurred!
This morning is my rest day. The low tide is not until 2:13pm so I have [...]
I’ve recently returned from walking in the Abel Tasman National Park for 5 days, which was a fantastic experience and one that I thoroughly enjoyed!
I used Abel Tasman Coachlines to get from Nelson to Marahau and back again. On the first morning, the bus was on time and the driver friendly and courteous. We had [...]
10.00am, Depart Bark Bay
11:45am, Arrive Tonga Quarry
12:10pm, Depart Tonga Quarry
12:40pm, Arrive Onetahuti Beach
1:00pm, Arrive Beach Crossing (low tide = 1:30pm, cross, have a break)
1:15pm, Leave Beach crossing
3:30pm, Arrive Awaroa via Awaroa Lodge (which was closed) (time approx)
I woke to rain this morning – sometimes quite heavy. I didn’t rush with breakfast and set off at 10:00am. It was wet, but the overhead [...]
9.30am, Depart Anchorage Bay
10.40-10.50am, Cleopatra’s Pools
12pm-1.oopm, Lunch stop at Torrent Bay Village
3.15pm, Arrive Bark Bay!
I woke up to sunlight streaming through the window. So much for the weather bomb. I had breakfast on the beach – porridge with sultanas and apples and a good cup of coffee. I had the beach to myself except for the [...]
7.30am, Depart Nelson with Abel Tasman Coachlines
9.05am, Start walking!
10.40am-10.50am, Break at Apple Tree Bay
1.00pm, Arrive Anchorage Bay
3.15pm-4.45pm, Walk to Te Pukatea Bay and Pitt Head via the Loop walk
With the biggest storm on the planet hitting the country, a too colourful Metvuw and a very changeable Metservice, I left home at 6.45am to be greeted by snow on the [...]
