After we arrived in Nelson we relaxed a bit just because we had a bit time and not too much on the schedule. We wanted to do the Abel Tasman Coastal Track, Golden Bay (both around 2 hours north-west) and some of the beaches and sounds around Picton before we would take the ferry to the North Island. Especially Tobi had a very cool job this time, as Sue (around 70) needed some help with her computer, tablet and smartphone. Additionally, she wanted to produce a video about her Bed and Breakfast and a website. Kerstin should sand the balcony and clean parts of the house. We worked the whole first day to get the second one off and visit Cable Bay. The name is actually quite meaningful, as this is the place where the first oversea cable to New Zealand was connected. After a bit of climbing between cows and sheep to the top of a hill one will get a beautiful view over the coast, Nelson and the green landscape of the north coast. New Zealand like in a picture book.
Besides that, it became a bit tricky. Like already mentioned, we wanted to do the Abel Tasman Track during eastern and we wanted to take 4 days for it. Unfortunately the weather changed and suddenly the last 2 days of our hike should be rainy, which is not the nicest thing for a walk along the coast. That’s why we decided to go on a spontaneous 3-day trip to Golden Bay and Abel Tasman by car to take most of the still nice weather and see as much as possible of both national parks. What exactly, will be part of the next post!