Abel Tasman National park, Golden bay


Well i knew for a fact that when Nima asked me to join him in his eco-expedition that im in for the 'real deal'...No, youth hostels and backpackers are not in the itinerary, even putting up a tent is a luxury, because we dont have any!! Yes, his idea of a real travelling experience is to sleep in the car!! luckily he has a spare sleeping bag for me, you have no idea how cold it is at night, even in summer!

we did some kayaking in abel tasman and i thought it was a really good activity...we didnt manage to kayak around the Adele island because the wind built up in the afternoon and the sea got too choppy...for a second i thought we were gonna capsize and the images of drowning came back to haunt me...but we got over the rough sea and head back to shore immediately, the dude knew i was freaking out, and rightly so too...

We also made it to the northern most part of south island, which is the cape farewell, and then followed by the spit, which was nothing but a mere beach...

earlier we rescued a wounded Weka on the road and brought the poor fowl to the vet...Nima has a soft spot for animals and nature alike...he despises loggers who cut down trees and reprimands those who doesnt recycle...i darent take any more pamphlets and brocures from the information centre since i started travelling with him so that he wont get too uncomfortable...

The next stop is northern westport in which we are supposed to participate in some kinda blockade to protest against loggers with other environmentalist...ever see ppl lying down in front of a huge tree or ppl staying up in the tree to stop lumberjacks from logging? that would be us...

i cant believe im doing this....and im excited to bits!!