cooL!!!!!!!!!!!111
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Whales at play
Check out what the whales are up to on a hot day up in the North Island of NZ
cooL!!!!!!!!!!!111
cooL!!!!!!!!!!!111
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Thanks Megan for kayaking with SKC
Have a read of this article by Megan
http://megankalmoe.com/2010/11/10/wednesday-abel-tasman-national-park/
Megan Kalmoe in the Abel Tasman having some R.R after the world Championships in NZ
Friday, November 12, 2010
The big beach cleanup by Ruth Copeland
Ruth Copeland looks at the new-found enthusiasm for helping clean up the region's coastline.
Good news stories are always welcome, and this one in particular speaks well of the community in which we live.
Next week, on Saturday, November 20, the Department of Conservation is co-ordinating a big beach cleanup and nearly 1000 people have volunteered to help.
The call for community groups to sign up for the job has received overwhelming support and all 50 coastal sections were allocated within about six weeks.
This is the first Tasman Bay Big Beach Cleanup and covers an astounding 291 kilometres of coast from Abel Tasman National Park to Cable Bay.
When the beaches had all been taken but groups still wanted to take part, the community cleaning effort was extended to the region's rivers and streams. Five groups are to clean the banks of waterways including Nelson's Maitai River, Brook Stream, Poorman's Creek and Saltwater Creek, and Reservoir Creek in Richmond.
I spoke to Rudy Tetteroo, of DOC, about the project.
"The idea really came about by thinking about how we could raise the profile of our coastline. People are attracted to this region for its beaches so it made good sense to focus on them," Rudy said.
"We thought that maybe we could motivate people to join us in a pre-Christmas cleanup. It would seem we really struck a chord with people, with the tremendous uptake that we have had.
"Sharing the responsibility of conservation has been identified as a strategic direction by DOC," Rudy told me.
"We have identified that there is so much more work to do than what DOC can handle. There are people in this region who are passionate about our environment and we wanted to harness the enthusiasm and commitment that we find in our everyday connections with people in our community."
The process of getting the cleanup organised has taken about a year since its inception, and has been jointly organised by the Department of Conservation, Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Nelmac.
"I was reasonably confident that it would work out well, but as soon as our partners came on board, the project really started to take off," Rudy said.
"It's big picture stuff that inspires us. The coasts are so important to our ecosystems, they are the interface between land and sea. The estuaries we have in Tasman Bay are some of the biggest in New Zealand.
The coast has flat productive land and access to sea transport and that's where we have built our settlements.
As a result of coastal settlement we've already lost a lot of the natural habitats of our wetlands and coastline.
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It's my hope that this Big Beach Cleanup will help draw attention to our precious coastline and assist our efforts to preserve and protect it".
The cleanup not only aims to make our beaches more pleasant for people but also, importantly, will help save marine wildlife from being harmed by our litter.
Carelessly discarded rubbish like plastic bags or rope can have grave consequences for seabirds, marine mammals and other sea life.
It is estimated that more than seven billion tonnes of debris gets into the world's oceans each year, taking a heavy toll on marine life. Much of it comes from the land.
We all enjoy beaches for play and relaxation but for coastal wildlife they are even more essential, being where they live, feed and breed.
Big Beach Cleanup participants will be giving our coast a thorough tidy-up in time for summer but an ongoing effort is needed to keep beaches and the sea litter-free.
* Going Green is a fortnightly column by members of the Nelson Environment Group
Good news stories are always welcome, and this one in particular speaks well of the community in which we live.
Next week, on Saturday, November 20, the Department of Conservation is co-ordinating a big beach cleanup and nearly 1000 people have volunteered to help.
The call for community groups to sign up for the job has received overwhelming support and all 50 coastal sections were allocated within about six weeks.
This is the first Tasman Bay Big Beach Cleanup and covers an astounding 291 kilometres of coast from Abel Tasman National Park to Cable Bay.
When the beaches had all been taken but groups still wanted to take part, the community cleaning effort was extended to the region's rivers and streams. Five groups are to clean the banks of waterways including Nelson's Maitai River, Brook Stream, Poorman's Creek and Saltwater Creek, and Reservoir Creek in Richmond.
I spoke to Rudy Tetteroo, of DOC, about the project.
"The idea really came about by thinking about how we could raise the profile of our coastline. People are attracted to this region for its beaches so it made good sense to focus on them," Rudy said.
"We thought that maybe we could motivate people to join us in a pre-Christmas cleanup. It would seem we really struck a chord with people, with the tremendous uptake that we have had.
"Sharing the responsibility of conservation has been identified as a strategic direction by DOC," Rudy told me.
"We have identified that there is so much more work to do than what DOC can handle. There are people in this region who are passionate about our environment and we wanted to harness the enthusiasm and commitment that we find in our everyday connections with people in our community."
The process of getting the cleanup organised has taken about a year since its inception, and has been jointly organised by the Department of Conservation, Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council and Nelmac.
"I was reasonably confident that it would work out well, but as soon as our partners came on board, the project really started to take off," Rudy said.
"It's big picture stuff that inspires us. The coasts are so important to our ecosystems, they are the interface between land and sea. The estuaries we have in Tasman Bay are some of the biggest in New Zealand.
The coast has flat productive land and access to sea transport and that's where we have built our settlements.
As a result of coastal settlement we've already lost a lot of the natural habitats of our wetlands and coastline.
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It's my hope that this Big Beach Cleanup will help draw attention to our precious coastline and assist our efforts to preserve and protect it".
The cleanup not only aims to make our beaches more pleasant for people but also, importantly, will help save marine wildlife from being harmed by our litter.
Carelessly discarded rubbish like plastic bags or rope can have grave consequences for seabirds, marine mammals and other sea life.
It is estimated that more than seven billion tonnes of debris gets into the world's oceans each year, taking a heavy toll on marine life. Much of it comes from the land.
We all enjoy beaches for play and relaxation but for coastal wildlife they are even more essential, being where they live, feed and breed.
Big Beach Cleanup participants will be giving our coast a thorough tidy-up in time for summer but an ongoing effort is needed to keep beaches and the sea litter-free.
* Going Green is a fortnightly column by members of the Nelson Environment Group
Starting young as a kayak guide!
If your lucky enough to have a kayak guide as a parent you get to do lots of fun stuff!
Kayak guides start their offspring young
Kayak guides start their offspring young
Friday, November 5, 2010
Nayland college in the Abel Tasman
Paradise
Even the teachers surviving the trip with smiles still on there faces
Fun on the Beach
Picnics on th beach
Campfire sing songs.
And lots of other gorgeous days in between
Nayland college was just so lucky with the weather from the first day!
To the last day
Even the teachers surviving the trip with smiles still on there faces
Fun on the Beach
Picnics on th beach
Campfire sing songs.
And lots of other gorgeous days in between
Nayland college was just so lucky with the weather from the first day!
To the last day
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Project Crimson in the Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust volunteers joined staff of the Department of Conservation (DoC) to plant native rata trees around the Pitt Head Loop track in the Abel Tasman National Park, to mark the start of Conservation Week. Most of the trees were northern rata, their crimson flowers once commonly seen during summer along the Abel Tasman Park's coastline.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Bare Kiwi Rocks in the Abel Tasman
This is Kyle The one and only Bare Kiwi doing his stuff in the Abel Tasman National Park
Check out www.barekiwi.com it rocks And most particularly check out The Sea kayak Company video .
Created by Kyle our now famous and clever kayak guide alias Bare Kiwi .......
Staring..... The Abel Tasman National Park with its attendant cast of cute NZ fur seals, golden sand beaches, pretty girls and amazing guides.
Music compsed and performed by Leigh Sutherland also amazing and talented SKC guide
I love my Sea Kayak family
Thanks boys
Check out www.barekiwi.com it rocks And most particularly check out The Sea kayak Company video .
Created by Kyle our now famous and clever kayak guide alias Bare Kiwi .......
Staring..... The Abel Tasman National Park with its attendant cast of cute NZ fur seals, golden sand beaches, pretty girls and amazing guides.
Music compsed and performed by Leigh Sutherland also amazing and talented SKC guide
I love my Sea Kayak family
Thanks boys
Monday, September 20, 2010
The Sea Kayak Company is Opening on the 1st of October!
It's not long now and we can look forward to monrings like this at Anchorage.!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
The National Rugby Refs wth the Sea Kayak Company
23 Rugby refs spent the day with The Sea Kayak Company in the Abel Tasman National Park.
The aim was team building!
Our mission was to have fun!
And as you can see fun was certainly had by all.
The aim was team building!
Our mission was to have fun!
And as you can see fun was certainly had by all.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Entirely World Famous New Zealand Tour
Greetings from Entirely Kiwi!We have some exciting news for you. On Monday 10th May at 8.50am Nicquel is due to be interviewed on Breakfast (TV1). Nicquel will get to speak about her experience on the Entirely World Famous New Zealand tour.We hope you can manage to view it, but if you miss out please email us and we will send you a link for viewing at a later date.Again, we thank you for your participation in the Entirely World Famous New Zealand tour and look forward to the ongoing promotion of New Zealand!Kind regardsVanessa and LizEntirely Kiwi
Monday, April 26, 2010
Orca in the Abel Tasman with Mary from The Sea Kayak Company close at hand
Wow the water is clear!
This Orca is very close to the Abel Tasman coast.
Orca are certainly big!
This Orca is very close to the Abel Tasman coast.
Orca are certainly big!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Pretty girls, seals and sun and fun in the Abel Tasman
Look at that water!
Harly the Human and Sebastian the Seal . Who is prettier?
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Lovely words from Toshie after kayaking with The Sea Kayak Company
Toshie loved little blue penguins!
For The Sea Kayak Company
Hi .Thank you very much for your help,
I wanted to convey the feeling of thanks, I was able to have a very happy experience.
That was my first kayak and I cannot speak English so much, so I was uneasy at first.
However,Stef of the guide helped me, I was able to make a kayak happy.
I could watch fur seals and penguins which I loved, and the kayak was pleasant, and the lunch was very delicious.
I wanted to convey the feeling of thanks,but didn't know how to say in English
so I sent this e-mail
I want to participate in a tour again sometime.
From Toshie Matsushima
For The Sea Kayak Company
Hi .Thank you very much for your help,
I wanted to convey the feeling of thanks, I was able to have a very happy experience.
That was my first kayak and I cannot speak English so much, so I was uneasy at first.
However,Stef of the guide helped me, I was able to make a kayak happy.
I could watch fur seals and penguins which I loved, and the kayak was pleasant, and the lunch was very delicious.
I wanted to convey the feeling of thanks,but didn't know how to say in English
so I sent this e-mail
I want to participate in a tour again sometime.
From Toshie Matsushima
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The Clinton-Baker cousins going kayaking in the Abel Tasman National Park
Sally the Seal being very brave jumping on Harry's kayak. Go Sally!
Kit,Harry, Tess and Maureen up Falls River. but the boys not brave enough to jump off the bridge the water was TOOOO cold!
Tessa with a baby seal on her kayak
Kit,Harry, Tess and Maureen up Falls River. but the boys not brave enough to jump off the bridge the water was TOOOO cold!
Tessa with a baby seal on her kayak
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Lucy and Kit went kayaking in the Abel Tasman
Our Lucy!
This one is cute
Is this even cuter!
The kids went kayaking with Kyle on his Bare Kiwi film shoot and had baby seal pups everwhere .
Doing all the cute baby seal tricks!
April is So the best time to kayak in the Abel Tasman National Park!!!!
This one is cute
Is this even cuter!
The kids went kayaking with Kyle on his Bare Kiwi film shoot and had baby seal pups everwhere .
Doing all the cute baby seal tricks!
April is So the best time to kayak in the Abel Tasman National Park!!!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Entirely World Famous Tour with Rowie at Abel Tasman's Famous Split Apple Rock
Niquel's Kayaking day
MOTUEKA
The Sea KayakCompany
An early start today, we departed the Grand Mercure Monaco at around 7am. We met Rohan our guide for the day at the depo in Motueka before heading out to Marahau for our half-day Split Apple Rock Tour or as we renamed it, the Cake and Cave on High Tide Tour.
We put our spray skirts and life jackets on and set out to explore the mysteries of the Abel Tasman Sea. Paddling south to Split Apple Rock, we were able to experirence the rugged bush coastline and the beauties that lie below the water's surface. Unfortunately, we didn't encounter any marine animals but we did see an abundance of bird life.
When we reached Split Apple Rock (hence the name of the tour) I attempted to mimic the infamous post card and climbed on the rock for a photo opportunity.
After paddling through magnificent caves and climbing big rocks we anchored our Kayaks on a beautiful golden sand beach, for a picnic lunch. Taking in the picture perfect day we lazed on the beach and devoured Rohan's yummy carrot cake (tea, coffee and juice also provided). Recharched and ready to work off the carrot cake, we paddled offshore and headed back the same way we came.
The Sea Kayaking Company offers many different kayaking tours from half-day to three days. For more information visit their website: www.seakayaknz.co.nz
MOTUEKA
The Sea KayakCompany
An early start today, we departed the Grand Mercure Monaco at around 7am. We met Rohan our guide for the day at the depo in Motueka before heading out to Marahau for our half-day Split Apple Rock Tour or as we renamed it, the Cake and Cave on High Tide Tour.
We put our spray skirts and life jackets on and set out to explore the mysteries of the Abel Tasman Sea. Paddling south to Split Apple Rock, we were able to experirence the rugged bush coastline and the beauties that lie below the water's surface. Unfortunately, we didn't encounter any marine animals but we did see an abundance of bird life.
When we reached Split Apple Rock (hence the name of the tour) I attempted to mimic the infamous post card and climbed on the rock for a photo opportunity.
After paddling through magnificent caves and climbing big rocks we anchored our Kayaks on a beautiful golden sand beach, for a picnic lunch. Taking in the picture perfect day we lazed on the beach and devoured Rohan's yummy carrot cake (tea, coffee and juice also provided). Recharched and ready to work off the carrot cake, we paddled offshore and headed back the same way we came.
The Sea Kayaking Company offers many different kayaking tours from half-day to three days. For more information visit their website: www.seakayaknz.co.nz
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Bare Kiwi Comes to Town !!!!!
Bare Kiwi is in town and filming next week, ready to podcast our piece of Paradise to the world.
Look out for the very cool van, with the cute presenter, kyle doing his 'thing' in our neck of the world.
The Entirely famous world tour comes to the Abel Tasman
Niquel Rhoden and The entirely famous world Tour had a great day in the Abel Tasman
The weather was perfect! Just like today.
Come kayaking with us soon before winter arrives and skiing starts.
Check Niquels blog out!
www.entirelyworldfamous.com
Monday, March 29, 2010
Words of a kayaking guest speaking of the Abel Tasman National Park
The weather could not have been more perfect that day, and the water was amazingly clear. Within 5 minutes of kayaking we could see sting rays swimming around us in the water…I thought about jabbing them with my paddle (hmm is that thing a paddle or an oar? Now I can’t remember, but I’m going to stick with paddle even though that sounds like something you beat people with!) in honor of Steve Irwin, but I figured the kayak guide might get pretty upset by that! There’s an island off the coast of Abel Tasman called Tonga Island, and it is where a lot of NZ fur seals live. We were going to kayak around there since we were doing the seal kayak tour, but Dave decided to take us kayaking around the coast first. Surprisingly, there were a lot of seals just hanging out on the rocks around the coast, and there were even quite a few swimming in the water. We couldn’t get TOO close because we would have scared them off, but we did get pretty close to them. The guide said it was a good time to be there because the pups are just old enough that they’re able to start getting in the water and exploring things on their own. They were swimming and splashing around together, which, of course, was adorable. There are a few paths in Abel Tasman so people can walk through, but some of the beaches and areas we visited in the kayak are only reachable by boat. One of those places was an area called Shag Harbour (Da If you were just kayaking by, it wouldn’t look like much, but when we kayaked into it, it was actually a massive lagoon/beach/sandy/rocky area. Hmmm, not the best description, but I’m sure you get the idea! When it’s high tide, people can kayak through Shag Harbour, but since the tide was low, we got out and walked. When we first swam into the harbour there was a seal pup playing in the water. He swam around, climbed up on a rock, stared at us, and then proceeded to run away. The guide said sometimes seals play in that area because it’s so private and quiet, so he told us to keep an eye out for more. I have to say Shag Harbour was incredible. It was so quiet except for the sound of the water moving around and birds chirping in the trees. It literally felt like we were the only people in the world at that moment. It seemed so cut off from civilization, and it was just the 5 of us out there in the park. We came across this area pretty far back in the harbour. It was dead silent except for one small seal pup swimming around all by himself. It was one of the coolest things I have ever witnessed. We werein the middle of this gorgeous place, and there was this one little seal pup just playing by himself in the water. No disturbances, no interruptions, nobody bothering him. You don’t get to see stuff like that in St. Louis, that’s for sure! I’ve seen seals at the zoo, but to see them exploring, playing and swimming in their natural habitat was amazing. Of course, I had left my camera in the kayak so I didn’t get any pictures of that seal. Go figure!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
It really is autumn
The mornings are cool and the days beautiful
It is surely Autumn in the Abel Tasman.
Guess What!
Just this morning we saw the Easter Bunny hoping around the base as SKC
Yes I did say the Easter Bunny and he had Hot Cross Buns for breakfast with him.
Yum! Yum!
And next week at Easter I thiniinnnkkkk the Easter Bunny will have Chocolate for ALL the Kayakers
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Abel Tasman Gorgeous pics
Kayak Dancers
The water is so clear!
Very cute little seal Pups at the back of Adele Island
Rea's lovely Abel Tasman pics
The water is so clear!
Very cute little seal Pups at the back of Adele Island
Rea's lovely Abel Tasman pics
Friday, March 19, 2010
Bare Kiwi is on it's way to the Abel Tasman National Park
This is the unfeathered 'Bare Kiwi' we are going to be seeing in the Abel Tasman.
Watch out for a fantastic pimped up van, with a little nude Maori boy having his pants stolen by a naughty kiwi!
A real feathered kiwi
Kyle's 'Bare Kiwi' won't look like this cute little fellow
Watch out for a fantastic pimped up van, with a little nude Maori boy having his pants stolen by a naughty kiwi!
A real feathered kiwi
Kyle's 'Bare Kiwi' won't look like this cute little fellow
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Abel Tasman National Park and it's gorgeous inhabitants
Don't you just love Tui's
Don't forget to quote that you read my Blog when booking a Ab Fab Marine Reserve Tour and we will give you the trip for the price of $185.00 per person.
Don't forget to quote that you read my Blog when booking a Ab Fab Marine Reserve Tour and we will give you the trip for the price of $185.00 per person.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Sea Kayak Company Abel Tasman National Park
One of the views you get from the Coastal Track
Pete and Lucy at Tonga Island
Pete and Maureen at the Sea Kayak company do the most popular half day kayak half day walk tour into the Abel Tasman National Park Marine Reserve area of the Park!
See seals at Tonga Island and walk the Bark Bay to Torrent Bay part of the Abel Tasman National Park track,(said by Lonely Planet to be the most scenic part of the track to walk.
Tell us at the Sea Kayak company office that you read about this on Maureen's blog and you can have the trip for $185.00 per person.
Pete and Lucy at Tonga Island
Pete and Maureen at the Sea Kayak company do the most popular half day kayak half day walk tour into the Abel Tasman National Park Marine Reserve area of the Park!
See seals at Tonga Island and walk the Bark Bay to Torrent Bay part of the Abel Tasman National Park track,(said by Lonely Planet to be the most scenic part of the track to walk.
Tell us at the Sea Kayak company office that you read about this on Maureen's blog and you can have the trip for $185.00 per person.
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