#sea shuttle

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Frukost med utsikt över Stilla havet (Kaiteriteri hamn) sedan en båttur i Abel Tasman National Park där vi såg split apple rock, diverse fåglar, och sälungar. Tyvärr inga delfiner den dagen, men det kom senare. 

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Abel Tasman National Park

Abel Tasman National Park lies on the northern part of the South Island. It is the most popular park in the country, and the reasons are obvious.

It is breathtakingly beautiful.

On our first day there, we paddled sea kayaks from the village of Marahau to Anchorage Bay, then walked the Abel Tasman Coast Track back to Marahau.

The water was a lovely turquoise color, and the beaches were golden and beautiful.

Here's Dad paddling through a sea arch.

The paddle took quite a bit longer than we expected, and we didn't make it to Anchorage Bay until 3:30, when we still had a four hour walk ahead of us back to Marahau.

Fortunately, the coast track is pretty flat, and we made it back to Marahau by 6:30.

This is the Marahau estuary.

The next day, we took the sea shuttle to Anchorage Bay and walked a bit of the coast track to the north, then returned on the sea shuttle.

This is the sea shuttle. It had a really cute walkway that unfolded onto the beach.

Here is a photo of the tourists photographing fur seals. The seals we kayaked with the day before. Ha.

And here's the famous Split Apple Rock, which apparently split along a quartz vein. It shows up all over photos of Abel Tasman, but is not actually in the park.

The forest along the Abel Tasman coast is amazing. It is lush, green, and smells delicious.

We passed over the Falls River Bridge. Unfortunately, it was pouring rain, so we didn't get that nice of a view of the river. The bridge was great though.

The rain cleared up a little while later, and we had a late lunch in the sunshine on the beach.

Soon after, we had to catch the sea shuttle back to town.

Beautiful cannot even begin to describe the Abel Tasman coast.