Kayak (Abel Tasman National Park)

Kayak (Abel Tasman National Park)

So today Kayak. We started at 8:30 and boarded a boat which was being transported by a tractor to the sea! The reason is the big difference in the tide. Haven’t seen that before. Where we were with the horses on the beach yesterday you now can see like 5 meters...
Horseback Riding (Abel Tasman National Park)

Horseback Riding (Abel Tasman National Park)

So now for some horseback riding on the beach. This time it was finally more what I wanted – it was more like 2 hours “lessons” on horseback riding compared to other tourist attractions where you just sit on the horse for two hours.The guide...
Microlight flight (Abel Tasman National Park)

Microlight flight (Abel Tasman National Park)

So the beach was nice – but the Microlight flight was … WOOOOOW… http://www.skyadventures.co.nz/ This “thing” has power! While Skydiving in Florida that plane was airborne quite quickly – but this ultra light “hanglider with engine”...
Abel Tasman National Park

Abel Tasman National Park

I did finally sleep a bit longer after quite a long drive yesterday and got into the I-Sight center to ask what I could do (like a “Fremdenverkehrsbüro” in Austria). The guy was really helpful – took I think an hour or 1.5! but then we had a plan…...
Queen Charlotte Sounds track

Queen Charlotte Sounds track

http://www.qctrack.co.nz/ Getting up early and doing a day trip for the Queen charlotte sounds track. The boat left at 8am for Torea Bay – then it’s a 24.5km walk to “Camp Bay” which should be 8 hours (you can see a picture with a sign that...