Nelson, Abel Tasman & Kaikoura | New Zealand

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Nelson:

best farmers market in New Zealand - big - tasty - lot of art work. We stayed amost a week with Susie, Rebecca and Leonie at their place. Lovely chats, games, dinners and we had an amazing time with them.

Abel Tasman National Park - Coast Walk

- longest walk with our surfboards in hand to Wharariki Beach (1,4 km one way) We walked it 4 times that day .-)

- a 2 days hike through a wonderful coastline with beaches, sealife, bushes and sandflies

Kaikoura:

2 lovely surfdays - its getting cold - new wetsuit for Giulia ,-)

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Nelson

lunch time at Susies place in Nelson

Nelsons sky

Takaka Hill in Abel Tasman National Park

sunrise from our camper van

feeding a peacock

the peacock was eating out from my hands

walking 1,4 km with surfboards to Wharariki Beach

through bushes until

Wharakiri Beach

The Rock at Wharariki Beach

a nice but cold surf

Surf model session

Abel Tasman National Park

2 days hike through the Abel Tasman Park

wonderful coastline track

taking the lead ...

through bushes and trees

Whariwharangi Beach

Pinguins at Whariwharangi Beach

coast walk

always amazing views

view towards our camping site at Mutton Cove

interesting spider net

finally we spotted a seal

the way to our campsite Mutton Cove

directly in front of our tent

the amazing sunrise

Mutton Cove Beach

another beautiful Bay

on the way down to Kaikoura

passing a railway track for the next surfspot

helicopters flying all day around bringing material for the highway SH1 badly damaged in a earthquake

kaikoura landscape

again - what a sunrise - Kaikoura

evening glowing at Amberley Beach

another sunrise on the east cost in Timaru

street of Oamaru

costal walk in Karitane

windy but nice

coastline of Karitane

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