Lets get walking

With the sun shining this morning we are keen to head on out the park and get on our way to Marahau and the start of the Abel Tasman National Park.

We decide to take the more scenic coast road, which although is a little twisty for Betty has great view of the lovely sandy beaches to come.

As we are kayaking in the central part of the park tomorrow we decide to do the southerly part of the track from Marahau to Anchorage Bay.  Initially we thought we might catch the water taxi back but as its such a nice sunny day and we haven't had a good walk since Wellington we decide to do the return walk also.

The views along the track are stunning with cloudless blue skies, white sandy beaches and crystal clear water.

Sunshine on Abel Tasman

We walk for an hour or so and then stop for lunch at Apple Tree Bay where we can get down onto a lovely beach for a bit of a paddle and eat our sandwiches.

Picnic spot - Apple Tree Bay

It's then back on the track and on towards Anchorage Bay.  After another 90 minutes or so of walking  we get to a sign saying we are just over a kilometer from Anchorage but also over 10 kilometers from where we started.  With 10km to walk back we decide to head back to Betty as it was only supposed to be a gentle walk not a 25km marathon.

Once back in the van we head off to the motorcamp to get booked in, treat ourselves to an ice-cream and then get settled for the night.

Resting our legs after a good tramping

Mr M