We were up and out the door at 6:45 this morning. We caught the bus for an hour ride from Nelson to Marahau to meet our water taxi and enter Abel Tasman National Park. We boarded the water taxi and then since the tide was out, it was pulled down the beach by a tractor to the water line. We cruised along the coastline to see the famous Split Apple Rock then out to Adele island to see the seals. Water taxi launch Split Apple Rock Seals on Adele Island The bays and beaches along this section of coastline are beautiful. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy and rainy day so the pictures do not do justice to the gorgeous blue waters and light colored sand beaches. The water taxi dropped us off at Torrent Bay for the beginning of our 5-mile hike to Bark Bay. The hike started with a steep ascent up the mountain giving great views of the bay and hidden coves. It rained quite a bit, but that was kind of nice (definitely preferable to hot ...