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 [...]
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 [...]
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I’ve recently returned from walking or tramping in the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, which was the first time I have walked a multi-day tramp on my own. Many of our guests have asked me if I’ve walked it – and up until now, I could only answer “I’ve walked a part of the Track – but not [...]
Read moreThe Boulder Bank of Nelson stretches for 13km from The Glen to Nelson. Boulders from The Glen have been swept along by sea currents over a period of 10,000 years to form this internationally renowned geological feature, one of very few of its type in the world.
The bank originally extended all the way to Haulashore [...]
One of my favourite Nelson walks is to the Centre of NZ! Is it really the Centre of New Zealand? Well, geographically its not quite – but its not too far off either! If you include Stewart Island, the true centre is a point in the Spooners Range in the Golden Downs Forest which you [...]
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