Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Abel Tasman

The Abel Tasman was named after the first European explorer to sight New Zealand. It's a beautiful national park, great for tramping, kayaking and camping...Bri and I decided to camp and tramp.

Our campsite; next to some horsies and beyond those pretty things is the beach
Yes I'm wearing socks and a botton up...the sand flies were brutal
We had to take a water taxi to begin our hike, so they gave us a little tour on the way. Below is a unique rock formation known as Split Apple Rock. The tides change so drastically in this area that at high tide it looks like the apple is floating in the water and at low tide you can walk from the beach to the rock without getting wet.


Anchorage Bay...where Tom Cruise, Bill Gates and Bob Dylan spent their holiday's last Christmas (separately of course)



It was gorgeous...really tropical and you could hear the ocean at points too. The beaches had golden sand and the water was a beautiful turquoise color. The tramp took us five hours. It was St. Patrick's Day, so Bri and I thought we were very deserving of a brewski. Back to Nelson to celebrate!

Ciao.
Lissy.
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  1. MadisonjamesMarch 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Hey Lisa!!

    Its Matt your cousin! Thank you so much for documenting all of this, it is great to see! You have gotten to do and see so much!

    Mad props for having the courage to embark on this journey with no expectations or plans! I don't know if I could handle all the uncertainty, but it looks like you have done more than fine with it!

    My friend has a boyfriend from Australia that was on exchange here at Appalachian State, and she is moving in with him over there (I think somewhere close to Melbourne?) in July! She is nervous, but I shared your blog with her and I'm sure after reading/seeing all the stuff you have been able to do she won't help but to get excited!

    Safe travels back to the US and I hope to hear/see you soon!

    Love,
    Matt

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  2. LJMay 4, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Mattttt! So great to hear from you! It has been such a lovely journey...your friend will really enjoy it here. Let me know if she has any questions...would love to help if I can! Miss you...hope all is well. Let's go to Granny's soon :)
    xo

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