Our 3-Day Kayak Adventure Around NZ’s Abel Tasman Park
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
A slice of beach and blue around Abel Tasman National Park.
New Zealanders use the term “adventure” loosely to market pretty much any activity under the sun. I was skeptical we’d experience a true adventure here, especially if it were safe enough to involve the kids, but then my lifelong friend Carolyn, who moved to the South Island two years ago, booked a three-day kayak trip for our two families along the coast of Abel Tasman National Park. I had never kayaked before (unless you count an hour in a hotel lagoon in Hawaii), but how hard could it be? I had visions of paddling on glassy blue water and sipping wine with old friends while our kids played on a beach. Besides, we’re all old pros at camping. We were game.
Three days at sea and camping in the forest together seemed like a reunion too perfect to be true. We arranged to meet them on the Sunday after New Year’s. (more…)
