Abel Tasman National Park, 6 - 11 October 2014
Day 1: From Marahau to Tinline Bay, then on the Abel Tasman Inland Track past Holyoake Clearing Shelter to Castle Rocks Hut.
Day 2: A visit to the nearby Castle Rocks, then on to Porter Rock, Moa Pass Shelter and along Evans Ridge to Awapoto Hut.
Day 3: Centre Peak, Pigeon Saddle, Gibbs Hill and Whariwharangi Hut.
Day 4: From Whariwharangi Bay to Separation Point / Te Matau, then Mutton Cove, Anatakapau Bay, Anapai Bay and Tōtaranui, with a loop on the Pukatea Walk. From Tōtaranui Beach along the Abel Tasman Coast Track to Goat Bay, Waiharakeke Bay and across the Awaroa Inlet to Awaroa Hut.
Day 5: Past Awaroa Lodge (with a side-trip on the Wetland Walk) and over Tonga Saddle to Onetahuti Beach, then Tonga Quarry, Bark Bay Hut, Sandfly Bay and across Torrent Bay to Anchorage Hut.
Day 6: After a side trip to Pitt Head and Te Pukatea Bay, back on the Abel Tasman Coast Track to Stilwell Bay, Apple Tree Bay, Coquille Bay, Tinline Bay and Marahau.
Click here to see pictures of the flora in Abel Tasman National Park.
Click here to see pictures of a lunar eclipse photographed at Whariwharangi Bay.
Supplejack / kareao (Ripogonum scandens) tangle. Pigeon Saddle, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Supplejack
Green spider (Viridictyna spp.) on white rātā / akatea (Metrosideros perforata). Pt 386m north of Pigeon Saddle, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Mānuka chafer beetle / kēkerewai (Pyronota festiva). Pt 386m north of Pigeon Saddle, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Wainui Inlet and Takapou Bay from Gibbs Hill
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Awaroa Head and Awaroa Bay from Gibbs Hill
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California quail (Callipepla californica). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From California quail
Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Brushtail possum
Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Brushtail possum
Broad-nosed weevil (Brachyolus punctatus). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Brachyolus punctatus
Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophorus bitentaculatus). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophorus bitentaculatus). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Lichen darkling beetle (Artystona wakefieldi). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophoridae) on karamū (Coprosma robusta). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Glossy karamū
Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophoridae) on karamū (Coprosma robusta). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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From Glossy karamū
Common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Flower longhorn beetle (Zorion australe). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophoridae). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Leaf-veined slug (Athoracophoridae). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Grass moth (Orocrambus spp.). Whariwharangi Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
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Lunar eclipse. Whariwharangi Hut (Abel Tasman National Park), 8/9 October 2014
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Weka (Gallirallus australis) juvenile. Whariwharangi Hut, Abel Tasman Coast Track.
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From Weka
Weka (Gallirallus australis) juvenile. Whariwharangi Hut, Abel Tasman Coast Track.
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From Weka
View of Mutton Cove and Anatakapau Bay from the track near Separation Point / Te Matau
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View of Mutton Cove and Anatakapau Bay from the track near Separation Point / Te Matau
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View of Mutton Cove and Anatakapau Bay from the track near Separation Point / Te Matau
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Coastline west of Separation Point / Te Matau.
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Separation Point / Te Matau, the site where the Department of Cosnervation is trying to establish an Australasian gannet colony.
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Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) decoys at Separation Point / Te Matau.
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Coastline at Separation Point / Te Matau
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Coastline at Separation Point / Te Matau
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