TASMAN · SOUTH ISLAND · NEW ZEALAND · 2026
Abel Tasman
A Place Where the Sea Carries Us Part of the Way
After our younger daughter started university, both daughters moved away from home. For the first time in nearly twenty years, we planned a journey for two.
JOURNEY CONTENTS · IN PROGRESS
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PROLOGUE · SOUTHWARD
Packing for Two, for the First Time
After the children left home, a journey began with only two people in the frame.OPEN CHAPTER →
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CHAPTER 01 · NELSON
At the Summit, the Sea Was Already There
Botanical Hill, South Street and Queens Gardens fill the half-day before the national park.OPEN CHAPTER →
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CHAPTER 02 · DAY ONE
The Tractor Pulled the Boat into the Sea
A water taxi reached Bark Bay; the high-tide track led us back to Anchorage.OPEN CHAPTER →
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CHAPTER 03 · DAY TWO
There Was a Café Behind the Trees
Twelve kilometres south from Awaroa to Bark Bay, the worry left by Day One slowly disappeared.OPEN CHAPTER →
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CHAPTER 04 · DAY THREE
A Bird Stood on the Bridge
With no boat time and no fixed destination, we walked from Mārahau to Apple Tree Bay and back.OPEN CHAPTER →FINAL CHAPTER