Kayak trip to Able Tasman park New Zealand

Travelling to nelson from Christchurch, via the west coast which is another story in its self, as it is a truly magnificent wild and rugged coast line.

My friend Maree and I organized a trip with the able Tasman kayak

Company to sample the delights of a guided tour of a truly beautiful place.

I had my reservations as I had heard of some wild and uninviting weather occurs in the area but the Universe was kind to us and gave us weather that even the guides were in awe of.

As we were trying to fit a lot in condensed in a short time we opted to take a water taxi into the best part of the area from the town of Marahau.

This is the launching of the taxi you get in and the tractor takes

you down to the sea while you are sitting in the boat

We all had the mandetory safety drills

and instructions

Absolutely pristine conditions prevailed, calm seas, beautiful sunshine and great paddle partners.

We made our way out on a flooding tide towards a seal colony that

Inhabited pinnacle Island in the bay, the seal pups were getting old enough to be inquisitive and have a nose around.

We then paddle to a beach that our guide wade said he had reserved but as the picture

showed nobody was reading the signs.

So after a meal of Green lipped Muscles, lamb thingy’s on a stick,

Salad, pita bread, chocolate croissants,

we paddled out for nose around at other sights, We experienced being able to get a great downwind run sail with rafted boats that enabled us to sail over a barely covered sand bar into a wonderful lagoon that was straight out of any travel broachers you drool over when you are at work, dreaming of getting away.