Up early for our boat trip and what a beaut greeted us.
A quick MacD brekkie before boarding was I have to say another perfect way to start the day, much better than Marmite on bread and a cup of Nescafé (maybe just due to repetition). Our boat awaited to transport us from Kaiteriteri to Totaranui and back.
Kaititeri beach from the boat, the morning weather forecast is good, the afternoon very much not!
Split Apple rock, a beautiful silhouette shot taken by Matt.
Torrent Bay where some passengers disembarked for a walking tour.
Totaranui beach where we dropped some kids for their Autumn camp, now what a cool location is that.
Fur seals (again) chillaxing on Adele island. Adele island is a bird protection area, no humans and no predators. The perfect location for rearing endangered Kiwi chicks...boy did I want to swim a shore.
Balloon Rock
The return boat journey was a little colder and rougher than the outward but still enjoyable. We once again have been lucky, bad weather was on its way and whilst not perfect we had dry and partly blue skies, no complaints. We could have spent a week in Abel Tasman, exploring, kayaking and hiking but we don't have the time, money or hiking equipment so off we pop to Pelorus Bridge for another gem of a campsite from the Department of Conservation.
This was the first serviced site we've been to which in effect means you have access to hot showers and kitchens. Making the most of both, we prioritise shower first and then food (yes, even Matt agreed with this priority). In the kitchen there were a number of couples preparing their evening meal, two were peeling veggies like they were going out of fashion and another couple, the woman, was making pastry...yes pastry!!! Whilst we mixed our tuna, sweet corn and Mayo with our pasta twirls these guys were all concocting dishes you'd think twice about after a day in the office. You could feel the tension in the air as the women smiled through clenched lips and provided instruction to their stunned looking partners. I did see one guy look over jealously as we sat down to eat, obviously he had some time to go before food was passing his lips! All in all I feel a certain admiration for these women, I'm not assuming here but they are the ones driving these culinary delights, but whilst their finished products looked more than edible I think they'd missed the point of camping's simplicity altogether and being able to let go. Matt, meanwhile was just horrified at the number of tuberware containers etc. required to complete these culinary feats and had no admiration for the pastry making lady.
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