Abel Tasman Walk

Jayne, Lesley and I escaped to the New Zealand bush on a 3-day walk in the Abel Tasman National Park from Totaranui to Marahau.

The sun's shining, we're good to go. 

Our Aqua Taxi transport to Totaranui.

Split Apple Rock

Basking seals

Totaranui starting point

Looking back at Totaranui.

Shoes off again ready to cross one of the few estuaries.

Crossing at low tide means we get to take the short cut. 

Awaroa Glamping - my cabin

View from the cabin.
No curtain, so got to sleep
under the stars. 

Sugar Plum the fantail lead us out of Awaroa.

The beach at Awaroa that all us Kiwis own. 

A few swing bridges along the way. 

Downhill 

Occasionally flat 

Uphill

One of the stunning views

Our bed on the second night was on this Floating Aquapackers

People make signs with stones at low tide. 

Carvings at the ends of a bridge. 

Nearly got caught out crossing a small river mouth between tides. 

Pattern of shifting sands at Anchorage.

Non-stop rain on our last day. 

West Coast Wilderness Trail

The West Coast Wilderness trail from Greymouth to Ross takes in some stunning scenery, through wetlands and native bush, alongside rivers, lakes and the coastline. Parts of the trail passes through areas of old goldmines and stage coach routes.

It was a fabulous ride with our group of nine girls cycling 136km over 3 days.

Trail map

We started in Ross and cycled south to north 

Lake Kaniere

Pesky Weka

Sunset at Hokitika

A whitebait sandwich, of course

 Cowboy Paradise after a zig zag uphill climb

Most people start here in Greymouth, but for us, this was the finish.