Abel Tasman
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Mar 3 Abel Tasman to Nelson
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Last day of Abel Tasman tramp. Kayaking around Adele Island, return to Nelson for Indian dinner with David and Helen from Auckland. We woke up for a 7:15 breakfast, packed the essentials that lay on the racks out back, the… Continue reading
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Mar 2 Abel Tasman
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Lazy morning and mid-day hike to Cleopatras Pool. Today is uniformly grey with a steady light drizzle in the morning. David takes an early morning run back in the direction from which we kayaked yesterday, passing in front of a… Continue reading
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Mar 1 Abel Tasman
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Early morning start. Hike one leg, kayak two legs and end at Torrent Bay. New lodgings. Cynthia’s favorite day. Although the paths are soft and full of beautiful vegetation, the hikes start to feel like a treadmill. Most are in… Continue reading
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Feb 28 Abel Tasman (Awaroa)
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Kayaking in Awaroa Inlet, hiking. David climbs the mountain behind Meadowbank Lodge at 7 am and runs much of it with a wild abandon, totally alone but for one startling encounter. Freedom and solitude give him wings and he wonders… Continue reading
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Feb 27 Nelson to Abel Tasman
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Pick up in Nelson by Wilson tour company, boat to Abel Tasman Park, hike to Awaroa. David runs through the sleeping 7 a.m. town to the Nelson Cathedral at the top of Trafalger Street. The hill is Piwiki in Maori,… Continue reading
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