Day 20 February 21st Abel Tasman National Park
One of the good things about a B&B is that you discuss with other guests their experiences and plans for the day. The other benefit is that you have a landlady with local knowledge to advise on particulars. Breakfast this morning was pretty chatty with other Brits and Germans in attendance.
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| Kaiteriteri beach |
The result of all this was that we decided to go to a nearby Baptist church for their 1000 family worship and then head for the coast. After the inspiring church service we got all our gear and headed for a place called Kaiteriteri which is west of Nelson on the coast and at the edge of the Abel Tasman National Park. We passed by several vineyards along the sparsely used roads as it took us just over an hour to reach our destination. We found this lovely sandy bay/beach with people swimming, boating, kayaking and sunbathing. There was still plenty of room on the beach for us. There were small islands around it and quite a bit of activity - we soon relaxed in Sunday picnic style and had our snack. After a time we decided to join other people who were swimming - it was a good experience, a little chilly to get in but once we were under we stayed in swimming for quite a long time. It would be nice if Scilly had water this warm! Another visitor was a Coffee Cruise boat which had a novel arrangement for getting their passengers on the boat when coming into a beach. We sat for a time, had an ice cream and enjoyed watching boats being recovered at the ramp after their family day out.
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| Mapua harbour |
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| Mapua harbour |
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| Rabbit Island |
We had been recommended a couple of restaurants for a meal at a place called Mapua harbour which was on the way home to Nelson. We duly stopped and looked at the menus, we chose a restaurant adjacent to harbour and overlooking Rabbit Island. We had an excellent fish meal, had a little walk with more photos and then made our way back to Nelson. A very good, relaxing day but we are now feeling some effects of too much sun on our skins.
One of the good things about a B&B is that you discuss with other guests their experiences and plans for the day. The other benefit is that you have a landlady with local knowledge to advise on particulars. Breakfast this morning was pretty chatty with other Brits and Germans in attendance.
The result of all this was that we decided to go to a nearby Baptist church for their 1000 family worship and then head for the coast. After the inspiring church service we got all our gear and headed for a place called Kaiteriteri which is west of Nelson on the coast and at the edge of the Abel Tasman National Park. We passed by several vineyards along the sparsely used roads as it took us just over an hour to reach our destination. We found this lovely sandy bay/beach with people swimming, boating, kayaking and sunbathing. There was still plenty of room on the beach for us. There were small islands around it and quite a bit of activity - we soon relaxed in Sunday picnic style and had our snack. After a time we decided to join other people who were swimming - it was a good experience, a little chilly to get in but once we were under we stayed in swimming for quite a long time. It would be nice if Scilly had water this warm! Another visitor was a Coffee Cruise boat which had a novel arrangement for getting their passengers on the boat when coming into a beach. We sat for a time, had an ice cream and enjoyed watching boats being recovered at the ramp after their family day out.
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