Abel Tasman National Park, 6 - 11 October 2014

Escaping the worst of the weather with a long drive to Abel Tasman National Park.
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.

Tōtaranui Beach from Skinner Point
Abel Tasman 1032 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Skinner Point Totaranui Totaranui Beach Tramping Tōtaranui Tōtaranui Beach
Pied shag / kāruhiruhi (Phalocrocorax varius). Waiharakeke Bay, Abel Tasman Coast Track.
Abel Tasman 1051 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bird Fauna New Zealand Phalacrocorax varius Tramping Waiharakeke Bay karuhiruhi kāruhiruhi pied shag
From Pied shag
Awaroa Hut
Abel Tasman 1053 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Awaroa Hut New Zealand Tramping hut
Timelapse of the incoming tide in Awaroa Inlet.
Abel Tasman 2124a
Wetland Walk, Awaroa Bay
Abel Tasman 2126 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Awaroa Bay New Zealand Tramping Wetland Walk
Silvereye / tauhou (Zosterops lateralis). Wetland Walk, Awaroa Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
Abel Tasman 2129 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Awaroa Bay Bird Fauna New Zealand Tramping Wetland Walk Zosterops lateralis pihipihi silvereye tauhou waxeye
From Silvereye
Fantail / pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa). Wetland Walk, Awaroa Bay, Abel Tasman National Park.
Abel Tasman 2133 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Awaroa Bay Bird Fantail Fauna New Zealand Rhipidura fuliginosa Tramping Wetland Walk piwakawaka pīwakawaka
From Fantail
Richardson Stream estuary, Onetahuti Beach.
Abel Tasman 2134 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Onetahuti Beach Richardson Stream Tramping estuary wetland
Onetahuti Beach
Abel Tasman 2139 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Onetahuti Beach Tramping
Onetahuti Beach
Abel Tasman 2144 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Onetahuti Beach Tramping
Onetahuti Beach bridge
Abel Tasman 2147 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Onetahuti Beach Tramping bridge
Tonga Quarry
Abel Tasman 2148 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Tonga Quarry Tramping beach coast coastline
Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2174 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping
Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2176 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping
Waterfall at Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2178 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping Waterfall
Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2182 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping
Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2188a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping
Bark Bay
Abel Tasman 2190 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay New Zealand Tramping
Bark Bay Hut
Abel Tasman 2193 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bark Bay Bark Bay Hut New Zealand Tramping hut
View across Sandfly Bay and Frenchman Bay from South Head.
Abel Tasman 2198 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Frenchman Bay New Zealand Sandfly Bay South Head Tramping
View of Pinnacle Island from South Head
Abel Tasman 2199 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Pinnacle Island South Head Tramping
Falls River
Abel Tasman 2203 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Falls River New Zealand Tramping
Torrent Bay
Abel Tasman 2208 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Ballon Rock New Zealand Torrent Bay Tramping
Torrent Bay
Abel Tasman 2213 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Ballon Rock New Zealand Torrent Bay Tramping
Ballon Rock, Torrent Bay
Abel Tasman 2218 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Ballon Rock New Zealand Torrent Bay Tramping
Onesies rule! At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2224 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping onesie
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2233a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2243 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2257a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2259 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2263 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
Anchorage Hut
Abel Tasman 2264 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Anchorage Hut New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping hut
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2266 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
View across Rākauroa/Torrent Bay from the track to Pitt Head
Abel Tasman 2284a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Pitt Head Rakauroa Rākauroa Torrent Bay Tramping
View across Rākauroa/Torrent Bay from the track to Pitt Head
Abel Tasman 2301 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Pitt Head Rakauroa Rākauroa Torrent Bay Tramping
Te Pukatea Bay from the track to Pitt Head
Abel Tasman 2304 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand Pitt Head Te Pukatea Bay Tramping
At The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2305 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping
Wetland inland of The Anchorage
Abel Tasman 2309 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park New Zealand The Anchorage Tramping wetland
Motuareronui / Adele Island from the track above Observation Beach
Abel Tasman 2316a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Adele Island Motuareronui New Zealand Tramping
Motuareronui / Adele Island from the track above Observation Beach
Abel Tasman 2320 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Adele Island Motuareronui New Zealand Tramping
Looking into the Astrolabe Roadsted and up the ridge leading to Holyoake Clearing.
Abel Tasman 2327a Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Astrolabe Roadstead New Zealand Tramping
Kayakers at Yellow Point
Abel Tasman 2352 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Kayak New Zealand Tramping Yellow Point coast coastline kayaking paddling
Kayakers at Yellow Point
Abel Tasman 2360 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Kayak New Zealand Tramping Yellow Point coast coastline kayaking paddling
Kayakers at Yellow Point
Abel Tasman 2364 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Kayak New Zealand Tramping Yellow Point coast coastline kayaking paddling
Nesting pied shag / kāruhiruhi (Phalocrocorax varius). Yellow Point, Abel Tasman National Park.
Abel Tasman 2374 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bird Fauna New Zealand Phalacrocorax varius Tramping Yellow Point cormorant karuhiruhi kāruhiruhi nest pied shag shag
From Pied shag
Nesting pied shag / kāruhiruhi (Phalocrocorax varius). Yellow Point, Abel Tasman National Park.
Abel Tasman 2388 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Bird Fauna New Zealand Phalacrocorax varius Tramping Yellow Point cormorant karuhiruhi kāruhiruhi nest pied shag shag
From Pied shag
Apple Tree Bay
Abel Tasman 2390 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Apple Tree Bay New Zealand Tramping
Coquille Bay and Fisherman Island
Abel Tasman 2393 Abel Tasman Abel Tasman Coast Track Abel Tasman National Park Coquille Bay Fisherman Island New Zealand Tramping

Southern Alps Photography

Abel Tasman National Park, 6 - 11 October 2014

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