Day-long sea kayak trip along the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park on the extreme northern peninsular of the South Island. The weather cycled through many shades of grey with occasional quick bursts of bright sunshine, the sea was pretty rough because of East winds, especially on the 'Mad Mile', and the temperatures were cold (with big wind chill factor during lunch on a beach). Kayaked past NZ fur seals, cormorants and pelicans. Shared a kayak with Adria who hails from Tennessee, whom I'd met on the Franz Joseph glacier.
The park is named after the Dutch explorer who was the first European to set eyes on the island (although he never landed), and left his name behind him like a trail: Tasmania, Tasman sea.
The park is unusual because there are still the remnants of private property within it: small houses which sell for $2 million and up up up.
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