We went down to the beach every day of course and went for a swim or lay down in the warm sun - I knew that the sun in New Zealand is very strong and after my bad sunburn used heaps of sunblock... Therefore, I didn't get burnt!
This is pure sun & fun!!! ^^ Warm sand, waves rolling ashore and slightly cooler wind. Paradise!
Some people of us also went for a walk at the beach. The weather was almost perfect every day so we had plenty of oppourtunities to choose from.
At the beach in front of the small island near the coast: Ian and his wife Marleen
Also, we went out fishing in the boat we found in the garage! I had a wonderful time and caught my first fish ever... It was a small Spotty that was smoked later. I didn't eat it though ^^
We got up very very early that morning and we were lucky! "My" fish on the fishing rod after coming back to the shore!
Somebody mixed up the fairy tales I think. It was a frog that had to be kissed to become a prince!
In the evening, we went out to the rocks at the end of "our" beach and looked for crabs, mussels and an octopus! Finally, we succeeded and caught a big crab and a starfish. =) We didn't cook them though ...
Later, on our last day, we went out with the boat again to see "Split Apple Rock" which is very famous here and one symbol of the Abel Tasman National Park that begins right after Kaiteriteri, in Marahau!
But we also went for a walk on the Abel Tasman Coast Track! We went all the way up to Stillwell Bay which is about 2 hours away from Marahau. After a short break, we went all the way back to the car we had left in Marahau!
Ji and me in front of the sign at the Entrance to Abel Tasman National Park!
The track went through dense bush and partly through rainforest!
The stunning view back to Marahau
Kayakers down at the beach...
... and huge ferns right beside the track!
Every now and then there were bridges over creeks flowing down the mountains
Finally, we had a stunning view on Stillwell Bay - our destination!
James' partner's family lives in this nice house in Stillwell Bay [James is a son of Manatsu's hostparents']!
On our way back: sunset over Tasman Bay!
This was a unique experience really and I don't know what would have happened or wouldn't have happended if I hadn't taken this chance to visit Abel Tasman and Kaiteriteri! It was a very positive contribution to a unique exchange year in New Zealand!
If you should read this sometime: Thank you so much Helen, Rex & Dyneta, I had tons of fun and I enjoyed this Easter weekend very very much! This was my best Easter ever!!!!
So, there you go - tons of pictures as well! I hope you like them but I guess it's better having seen that in reality!
See you later then!
Chris...tian =) =) =) =)
So this is the normal buses I usually go to town with! They're quite cool...