Today, I am travelling by ferry back to the North Island after a beautiful week exploring in and around the Abel Tasman National Park, at the northern tip of the South Island. Access to the park is via a sole road up and over a significant mountain range. Other than that, one must arrive by boat! The park runs along the coast line and high up into a mountain range. A 52 kilometre coastal track runs from one end to the other and in between are many campsites and huts where trampers can spend the night. The beaches are wide and deep and the bright yellow sand runs right up to the edge of native forest.
We stayed in a small holiday bach booked online. It had all of the comforts of home and was completely solar powered. We saw our hosts occasionally as we came and went and they were very welcoming and kind. There was a beautiful sense of space and peace all around. Many native birds are thriving on the South Island, with its lower human population and more native habitat, and there appeared to be a resurgent energy invested in trapping the imported enemies of native birds, namely rats, stoats and possums.
We were able to explore ancient beech forest, recovering coastal forest after the raping of the native giant trees from 1860 to the early 1900s, remote beaches and bays and the small villages that supply the growing tourist industry. New Zealand is always easy to travel in as the local people are invariably friendly and helpful and can communicate in English. All parts of the country have spectacular scenery, reasonably priced accommodation and food and other services.
I am feeling energetic and strong. Life is wonderful! Peace and love to all, Nigel
We stayed in a small holiday bach booked online. It had all of the comforts of home and was completely solar powered. We saw our hosts occasionally as we came and went and they were very welcoming and kind. There was a beautiful sense of space and peace all around. Many native birds are thriving on the South Island, with its lower human population and more native habitat, and there appeared to be a resurgent energy invested in trapping the imported enemies of native birds, namely rats, stoats and possums.
We were able to explore ancient beech forest, recovering coastal forest after the raping of the native giant trees from 1860 to the early 1900s, remote beaches and bays and the small villages that supply the growing tourist industry. New Zealand is always easy to travel in as the local people are invariably friendly and helpful and can communicate in English. All parts of the country have spectacular scenery, reasonably priced accommodation and food and other services.
I am feeling energetic and strong. Life is wonderful! Peace and love to all, Nigel
Nigel, so great to hear how happy you are and how wonderful New Zealand is for you. Ever present and joyful. Such an inspiration, dear one.
ReplyDeleteKeep on with everything you are doing and enjoy even more.
Hi to Louise and your sister.
Your friend,
Marion