After a short drive we arrived in Kaiteriteri on the edge of the Abel Tasman Natainal Park. Abel Tasman was the first person to discover New Zealand in 1642, however after many of his crew slaughtered by the Mauri's the Dutch explorer thought better of it and never made a landing, leaving it for James Cook to discover in 1769.
The beach at Kaiteriteri is stunning but the campsite next to it was completely full with some of the million or so mobile homes that seem to be touring round and blocking up all the roads. I know in the past I have often been a critic of how much stuff Shelley brings camping but at this site I saw it all. One campervan had an orning next to it housing a fridge freezer, I wish I had taken a picture.
The Beach on Fishermans Island
So after quickly pitching our tent at a nearby campsite we headed back to the beach for some kayaking, forget Tahiti the bays and beaches here are stunning. One of the highlights of the kayak was to see whats know as split apple rock, after an hour of paddling we still hadn't found it and stopped off for lunch at what we later found out to be Fisherman Island.
Shelley with our Kayak on Fishermans Island
It would appear that a slight navigational error had caused us to miss split apple rock and continue kayaking for 2 nautical miles oops. On our way back and just round the corner from Kaiteriteri we found split apple rock. Whilst rounding a headland I made the joke "imagine if its just round here" to which it was, Shelley didn't follow through with her threat to hit me with her paddle square in the face if it was.
Split Apple Rock
Given that we were both pretty tired and I had only just missed out on a broken nose I left out the "I told you so" when it was confirmed by a Kiwi that the Sparrows we see everywhere were introduced by the British, an idea I put forward at the start of the trip but was told not to be soooo stupid.
Highlights: The beautiful bays and beaches of Abel Tasman National Park
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