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Morning light over the greenhouses
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Our chalet, at the Terraced Chalets in Motueka
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Tractor pull to the boat ramp
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Happy we didn't miss the departure
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Split Apple Rock near the entrance to Abel Tasman
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About to enter the park
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Fur seals off Fisherman Island
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Big bull seal
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Flippers up
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Granite cliffs
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Entering the park
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Unloading from the water taxi at Anchorage
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Farewell, boat!
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Taking stock of the gear
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Looking northwest
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Ready to depart
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End of Anchorage bay
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Canadian geese visiting
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Splashdown
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Small caves
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Emerald waters
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Looking back at the bay
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Bellbird
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Trap for introduced mammalian predators
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Trap markers
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First weka sighting
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Next round of fronds
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Slowly unwrapping
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Torrent Bay estuary
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Bridge over the Torrent River
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Crossing Torrent River
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Don't eat the poison
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Baby weka, looking fuzzy
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Cleopatra's Pool
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Weka trying for an easy lunch
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Natural waterslide
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Torrent River tributary
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Torrent Bay at low tide
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New Zealand heron
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Making a getaway
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Fuzzy buds
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North end of Torrent Bay
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Ballon Rock
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Farewell, Torrent Bay!
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California quail, introduced species
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California quail
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Getting some gravity assistance
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Another estuary at low tide
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Moss and green everywhere
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Time to climb
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Another weka visitor
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Juvenile weka, looking very dino-like
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No more than 5, please, for crossing Falls River
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View from the Falls River Swing Bridge
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Our turn to cross
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Bays and ridges
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Pausing at the viewpoint
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Kayakers checking out the islands
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Packs still on - must be a short break
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Topside view
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Descending to Bark Bay
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A little lunchtime wading at Bark Bay
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Bark Bay
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Clear and shallow water
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Bark Bay, with campsites in the background
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A-plus shell discovery
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Oystercatcher and youngsters
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Learning all sorts of oyster catching tricks
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Nice orange eyes
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Back on the trail
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Marker to find the trail again
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Dried ferns
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Creeping across the rock
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Looking back at Bark Bay
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Into the forest again
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Wasp trap
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Tonga Quarry area
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Almost there!
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First peek at our campsite, Onetahuti Bay
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Pukeko
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Setting up camp at Onetahuti Bay
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Precious cargo
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Happy it's happy hour
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Out on a limb
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Watching the dismount skeptically
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Tiny waterfall
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Enjoying the beach
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Red-billed gull
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Cooking up some dinner in the kitchen shelter
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Serving up the feast
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Backpacking's finest
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Kitchen shelter and beach
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Settling in for the night
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A few boats moored in the bay
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South end of Onetahuti Bay
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Reading before bed
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Stars very slowly coming out at 10PM
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