4 Abel Tasman Coast Track: Walk, swim, repeat
Aug 20, 2020
4 minutes
“AQUA (WATER COLOUR). Bellbird. Canuka?” My daughter and I grinned, but had to concede kānuka starts with a K.
We were playing ‘the alphabet game’, you know, find something starting with A, B, C, etc, as we walked from Onetahuti to Bark Bay. She was 10 at the time. Dad and big sister had gone ahead to set up camp and the game was a distraction as we hauled ourselves in the heat up a gentle forested hill that seemed more of a mountain to little legs.
There won’t be so many internationals around this year but my bet is this track will still be busy. There is so much going for it, no matter your age or fitness. You can walk long or short days, stop for a swim, send your
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