Mt Robert Hut

Katja spent a week working in the mountains painting an alpine hut:

She still misses her buddies from her previous job in Whangarei, where she worked in a dog day care for three months. Here are some pictures:

Golden Bay

Takaka - nice little hippy town:

Puponga, Golden bay:

Farewell Spit:

Whale bones

Farewell spit at low tide

Sand dunes in the evening

Farewell spit at high tide

View from Pillar point

Wharariki beach:

Seal colony

Te Waikoropupu Springs:

Taupo point:

Abel Tasman National Park

One of the most popular 'Great Walks' in New Zealand is the Abel Tasman walk. The whole track takes 4-6 days, but we only did a short part on the northern and less crowded end, from Totaranui to Mutton cove.

The view of our campsite- Mutton cove:

Morning sun:

Seal colony at Separation point:

Seals in Mutton cove:

Wekas trying to steal our food: