Abel Tasman - and Rain

Firstly, bit apologies for lack of posts and email and pictures: The internet here just sucks, and I can't get the pics off the camera to post.

We did the Abel Tasman Coast Track today - in torrential rain. Out via water taxi (very wet), then about 15 km through lovely bush, except it poured all the way. The trip should have been golden beaches, and turquoise inlets, with native exotic bush. But we got to the end, via several wet tidal crossings, and then had to take our walking shoes off again to get int he water taxi

The native bush is fabulous - but 15 kms of it is a bit tedious, with glimpses of wonderful beaches beyond.

We're now back, via the internet room, to drying everything out - passports, cash (at least we know now why NZ uses plastic notes), before we go out for something to eat,

The Kiwis seem to use "buggered" in a much more respectable way that we do - a TV reporter used it last night of the Eurozone economy on TV. The internet here is buggered and so, at present, is the weather. Tomorrow is "showers" (today is "rain"), then we move to Kaikoura. We currently have whale watching booked, but that might not happen (especially if it's too wet....)

Anyway, hopefully more, with some pictures, on Thursday late or Friday, when we move.