Tuesday 6th March (New Zealand time) was a day of R&R. We stayed on at Carter's Beach, near Westport. Tony went for a 12 mile run, followed by a dip in the Tasman sea - brrr! I watched with interest to see how a campsite looks with no campers in it - very nice. I had the laundry all to myself, and got some washing and drying done, went for a long walk along the beach, which was completely deserted apart from a woolly black dog who ran up with a stick in his m...

So, the plan for Monday was to get up early, drive to Kaiteriteri and catch a water taxi to one of the small bays along the Abel Tasman national park, and do some 'tramping' (NZ style hiking). You can imagine the shock we had when we found we had overslept and it was already 08.30! All the seasoned campers, who bed down before 9pm, and are singing in the showers at 7am, would be well on the way by now. We had a very hasty breakfast, packed up, and set off at high...