Sunday, March 20, 2011

Motueka

We spent Christmas in Motueka, just outside Abel Tasman National Park. Alas, we don't have pictures of either the park or our amazing Christmas dinner of beef olives and mashed potato. Still, we do have a few pictures of the beautiful scenery nearby.

This is a view from the lookout point to the north of the town, looking back towards Motueka. Beyond the town can be seen the Tasman Bay and, beyond that, lies the very pleasant city of Nelson.


The rocks near the lookout point were very interesting. From what we read, it sounds like the rocks were shaped by rainwater that sank through the soil, becoming acidic on the way, before partially dissolving the rocks and making them look like miniature versions of some of the hills that we saw in New Zealand.




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