4 days on the Abel Tasman

Publiée le 09/03/2018

Start of a wonderful 4-days track in the National Park of Abel Tasman. Coastal trail from one bay to another, sleeping on the beach facing a wonderful sunrise

First stop first beach

Water and rocks

After walking a couple of hours, I set up my tent on the beach

Water and rocks

The walk goes from bushes on the coastal forest ..

... to another bay

... to another beach

Cleopatras' pool, where the water is gold

Splashing waters on the rocks

Wildlife on the track: weka

Weka birds are a strange animal in between a duck and a chicken. As the kiwis, they can't fly and spend their time trying to steal food from you. This one ran away with a full banana he took in my bag while I was taking pictures! Those little thieves!

Wildlife on the track : duck

Wildlife on the track: stout

Stouts are kind of weasel or ferret, belonging to the Ermine family and considered here as pest! They place killing traps and poison everywhere to get ride of this specie. It was imported during colonization to help dealing with the rabbits (imported as well but reproducing too fast). The stout fitted so well in this new habitat he decided the rabbits were too much hard work to hunt, they preferred to eat the native small birds (which couldn't fly) and their eggs. Such an easy prey!