New Zealand Trip 2022 Day 5 Part 1 ~ Abel Tasman day tour - Beaches, Bays & Seals

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Day 5 started with breakfast at the lodge before our day tour at Abel Tasman. 



Some photos of the lodge before setting off since we got there really late the night before. 



Set off to Kaiteriteri for our day tour! 
We started with a scenic cruise past the islands and golden coves of the Astrolabe Roadstead to Torrent Bay.








The famed Split Apple rock. 





Shaped like a giant pacman and perched atop a bed of rocks, the story behind Split Apple Rock is hotly contested. Scientists believe that the rock was split through a natural phenomenon known as ‘ice wedging’ during an ice age over 120 million years ago. As the temperature dropped, any water that had entered the cracks of the rock would have frozen, causing it to expand and split.

On the other hand, traditional Māori legend claims the boulder was split in half when two feuding gods were fighting to possess it. To resolve the issue, they used their strength to split the rock in half, hence the Māori name for the rock Toka Ngawhā which means “burst open rock”.






Clean, turquoise water.








We dropped off here for our kayaking experience!







Actually quite a bit of work to set it up lol. 



 After the briefing on how to wear the apparel properly and simple instructions on kayaking, we set off on our first kayaking experience! To be continued...

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