Day 157 Mutton Cove-Punakaiki, New Zealand

Had to wake up fairly early this morning as I had a 2 hour walk to catch the bus and had to be there before 10.45am. I set off around 8.15am just in case I accidently took a wrong turning but in the end everything went well except the rain started on the last hour of the walk and I made it to the bus stop with plenty of time to spare. The next part of the trek though would be by bus and I wouldn’t be in Punakaiki till 8pm to meet Simon and Jill at the hostel. Even though I was expecting it to be a fairly dull bus journey it actually turned out to be a very enjoyable and pleasant trip. I managed to stop at Pupu Springs along the way and spent the rest of the time talking to several very nice people on the various buses I ended up on, and also the scenery most of the way was pretty spectacular at times.
Finally though I got to the hostel around 8pm and at last I would get the chance to have a nice hot shower, something I hadn’t had for 4 days.
And before I conclude the day I would like to say a big thanks to Dennis for letting me join him on the Abel Tasman Walk and for kindly providing all the accessories to make it possible. It was a mindblowing experience and a pleasure mate and happy travels for the future.

The end of the Abel Tasman Coastal Walk

Pupu Springs