NZ2009 - Abel Tasman Revisited

We so enjoyed Abel Tasman National Parkk last year that we decided to re-do the final day. We stayed overnight at the Abel Tasman Marahau Lodge which is in a beautiful setting just 500m from the start of the walk. We made an early start and walked to Torrent Bay arriving an hour or so before the group who were on the 5 day walk.A good dinner and a nice room in this lodge which is a delight to be in. There is a huge bay which we could not cross when heading to the lodge since the tide was in. However by being ready early in the morning we were able to walk out to the little island, enjoy the morning light and then cross the estuary and soon reach Anchorage Bay. The corner of the beach has rocks that give a secluded part and we were able to spend an hour there before walking on. It was such a beautiful day that we felt justified in swimming on 3 different beaches.
The return to Abel Tasman enhanced our opinion of this wonderful part of NZ.