Today I was really looking forward to as I have been told so much about this area. Abel Tasmin national park was founded back in '42 and named after the explorer Abel Tasman. It has some of the best tramping (walking in Kiwi) tracks and sea kayaking in NZ.We unfortuantely only had 2 days and a night to spend here so we couldn't do any of the cool things like kayaking and tramping.. Time is not on our side!
We took a tour of the national park by boat instead seeing all the sights they have to offer. Never saw any orca's, but we did see loads of seals playing around which was very cool. Don't get sick of them. Our guide was also very entertaining and took us to some amazing places off his route too.
This would be the end of our time on the South Island as Celia & I decided to catch the ferry this eveing from Picton and drive overnight to get to Tongariro so we can do the world famous 'Tongariro Crossing' in the morning. It's a tall order, but I'm dead keen.
The drive through Havelock along the Queen Charlotte Sounds is truly breathtaking. What an end to the south island.
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