Abel Tasman

Today we hiked on the beautiful Abel Tasman coastal track in the Nelson region of New Zealand. Despite being relatively close to the Marlborough Sounds, the scenery on this track is totally different from Queen Charlotte.


Abel Tasman is a long track along the Golden Bay at Abel Tasman National Park. It is a very popular track but pretty quite during the winter.

The views were outstanding and the weather was perfect. We were quite ambitious and hiked about 15 miles. Our feet and legs were screaming but it was worth it and the scenery kept us going.


The park is named after a Dutch explorer who was the first European to see New Zealand in 1672. After seeing this place, I'm not sure if he ever returned.

Golden sands of the Golden Bay.