Kia Ora: Post 5

The start of the Coastal Track in the Abel Tasman National Park.
One of many beaches along the Coastal Track.
Barnacles at home during low tide.
The almighty Silver Fern of New Zealand.
Man, rock, tree.

On Sunday we went hiking on the Coastal Track in Abel Tasman National Park. It's a very popular hiking and backpacking trail that follows the coastline for quite a few kilometers that can take up to 5 days to hike all the way through. We opted for a mellow 4 hour hike. If you ever make it to the South Island you have to go and hike the Coastal Track. It's amazing. The trail is wide, well marked with awesome camp sites along the way and the scenery – it's pretty hard to beat! I'll just say that we had a wonderful day out there and let the pictures do the talking.

Oh, and I found my new favorite bird – the Pukeko. Bloody brilliant thing it is.