Abel Tasman, You’re Full of Surprises!

This is the part of the trip that I didn't really plan for. I expected to use this time at Abel Tasman National Park as a 'recharge' place and relax. Well, I did anything but that!

Rain, Rain, Stay Away.

I really do need to thank my lucky stars. Day before arriving, I thought it may be fun to do an all-day sail. Upon arriving that night, I received an email that the sail had been cancelled due to incoming storms that would hang around until Friday.

Well, dang!

I studied the weather forecast for the next day to make an alternate plan, which would be to walk a little bit of the Abel Tasman Track, which is a long beach track that takes 2-3 days to complete.

It appeared that rain, although less than 50% chance, wouldn't start until mid-to-late afternoon, so I made the plan to get up and out early to make the most of it. The Water Taxi Company recommends I do the 3.5-hour walk between two Bays, where the Taxi drops me off at one and picks me up at the other.

I nod in agreement and acknowledge that I'll be on the 2:30 Taxi from another cove pickup point. I figure that's when the rain is bound to arrive and I would have been able to see a bit of Abel Tasman.