We took another boat taxi across the lake to a really nice hike. After all the steep grades of the Abel Tasman I think we were all ready for a more mellow hike...and this was it. It had such a gradual climb you hardly even noticed. And, we saw our one and only mammal on it. We still don't know if was a deer or a wild goat.
Joe was in extremely fine form and took us on several "safaris" while Katie navigated the swinging bridges. This country really does have crazy cool swinging bridges.
This lake has some giant eels that make my skin crawl just thinking about them. There were some boys feeding them possum meat at the boat dock and I couldn't believe how big they were. Really nasty looking creatures! Sadly I didn't get any pictures of them, just video footage. Oh, and did I mention the sand flies. Because those are awful critters too. Ten times worse than a mosquito. They attack through your clothes and the bites itch for days to weeks. I have a spot on my ankle that still haunts me!!
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