Yvette and I have been admiring the scenery along the road. We read about the plant and wildlife and discovered toi tois. Contrary to what we read, we are certain that toi tois are the road construction guys in their short shorts. We looked in the edible plant book but could not find any reference to them. So we have adopted a policy of “look but don’t touch”.
We walked out of Abel Tasman National Park from Cyathea Cove to Marahau (along one of the “Great Walks” of NZ) the day before yesterday (Happy Birthday, Bill!). Lovely 4 hour walk just above the coastline with great views and the sounds of ocean waves and cicadas. Yvette and Jordan took the water taxi out and met us at Marahau where we ate a delicious meal at the Park Cafe. Wm and I came out of our 3 days in the Park quite sunburned, where Yvette and Jordan turned a beautiful bronze (Bugger!). Wm adds, two days later, that now that his sunburn isn’t stinging so much he can concentrate on how itchy the sand fly bites are.
Staying with our new friends in Cyathea Cove was very relaxing. The “Bach” (like bachelor pad) was a 5 minute walk from the beach, fully stocked and lots of room. The beach was quiet and we only had to share it with the occasional kayaker who stopped for lunch. Yvette caught a fish. Jordan provided us with mussel appetizers (and thank you, Martin!).