Under the sun we explored the coast line that was first discovered by the explorer Able Tasman. We kayaked with the Orcas, even if we didn’t see them. Crossed through rivers, walked on sun kissed beaches and under a heavy down pour. At the end of the week we returned to Christchurch to sell our car.
3 jours de randos sur Abel Tasman, 2 jours a pied, un jour de kayak, de jours de beau temps, un jour de douche… mais plein de beaux paysages et de belles plages. Voila pour notre début de semaine. Puis nous enchainons avec la golden coast avec tout autant de plage et de belles choses a voir. Enfin il est temps de se mettre en route vers Christchurch car nous avons une voiture a vendre avant de prendre l’avion.
This week we lived it up west coast style. This amazing part of the country is boarded by the wild Tasman sea and southern Alps. We drove through fog, climbed a glacier, watched the sunset west coast style. We enjoyed the warmth, camping outside and the local west coast beer.
Cette semaine c’est west coast style ! Vos 2 voyageurs entament leur remonté du pays par la cote ouest. Entre plage, brouillard, glacier, grottes, gorges, routes et Weka le programme est assez chargé. Le temps n’aide pas vraiment mais globalement on s’en tire pas mal. On commence a sentire l’été, le short est enfin sorti, les Tshirt aussi. La fin de semaine se termine a Nelson pour préparer notre seconde rando de 3 jours a Abel Tasman.
A week spent in Fordland, enjoying some of the best sights I have seen in New Zealand. Waterfalls, Keas and doing lots of hiking. We spent a lot of the week being wet in the amazing Milford Sounds before challenging our bodies and minds on a 3 day 55km sea to 1000m hike, through native bush, across wind swept peaks, wild beaches, dolphins spotting and swing bridge crossing.
We played with the rubber ducky in the Auckland harbour, had a beer at a cowboy bar. We enjoyed the views from the Auckland harbour and the celebrations for the year of the rabbit. Climbing Rangitoto volcano in the bay of Auckland was the highlight, seeing the wildlife that lives on the volcano and crawling through the lava caves.
