Hiking the Abel Tasman Coast Track | New Zealands Great Walks | Episode 7

[@ChrisandDanya]

If you're interested in hiking this track and are confused by the amount of different campsites/huts you can book, we highly recommend checking out tramping.net.nz/huts-abel-tasman-coastal/. They provide a good description of the different areas you can stay and was valuable in planning our trip

[@mikegtemp80]

Magically captured

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you 🙏

[@jennylancaster2612]

Great video. Thanks. Brings back memories 😢for an old lady

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching Jenny! Hopefully it made you nostalgic in a good way 😊

[@BlackPete...]

Hi guys. A trick I learned in decades of tramping and photographing all of NZ's national parks was to carry a good umbrella. (Blunt is the best brand I've found.) It means you can wear your wet weather jacket unzipped, so you don't sweat and you actually stay dry. It makes tramping on a wet day much more pleasant and gives you shelter on a windy day. I've used mine crossing a desert in strong winds and doing storm photography.

[@ChrisandDanya]

We've thought about buying some hiking umbrellas in the past to be honest! Might have to give it a go sometime. Would definitely help with filming in the wet 😅

[@BlackPete...]

@@ChrisandDanya Yep. That's how I discovered it. Un-weather-sealed cameras with limited dynamic range meant, in order to get nice bush photos, I had to shoot on rainy days. Hence, I started carrying an umbrella in the bush - and then discovered that it was the ultimate wet weather tramping accessory. I went through a few umbrellas until I found Blunt. They handle the wind. And, hey... I thoroughly enjoy your work.

[@ChrisandDanya]

@BlackPete... Thanks Pete, we'll definitely give it a go next time we're expecting wet weather!

[@rozh55]

Superlative! Watched this after work & nearly fell asleep.stunning music too as always.🤗😔

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you as always. Hope it wasn't too boring 😅

[@MrRoyDrage]

Hey guys, just to say how much I look forward to your videos, they really help me get through these gloomy British winter days (despite making me sick with envy that you guys have this on your doorstep and not 24hrs of flying away!) Keep it going, you're both awesome

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you Roy! Happy to help in any way we can 😊

[@AthollMoir]

A different vibe this week, closer to "civilization" but beautiful all the same. Yes, the rain makes the forest so lush. Wildlife so tame!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Once you get past Anchorage Bay, the main crowds seemed to die down quite a bit until you reached Totaranui. Didn't seem like there was much people at all in the northern part of the track

[@angelicamason1650]

Beautiful landscape, fabulous filming. This one is definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching Angelica, hope you are doing well 😊

[@jasonthompson5256]

For all the people there you've done a wonderful job of selling it 👌

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks Jason 😊

[@renequinn]

Great video Chris and D! How hard was it to edit all the time we spent watching the quail family?! Glad I got to finish it off with you in spirit...from the couch 😊

[@ChrisandDanya]

I think we could have made a whole separate video of proud dad quail and his babies Glad you were there with us ❤️🙏😊

[@mirthaandnico]

amazing

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you! 🙏❤️😊

[@thumbsuptravel1031]

Another amazing video. Top shelf! Great part of NZ. Superb cinematography.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@caravanstuff2827]

Shame you didn't have better weather...still looks spectacular all the same... thanks for posting...oh and i tried to give you a 👍 up and it didn't work , so don't be discouraged your not getting any 👍up!!!.❤️🇳🇿

[@ChrisandDanya]

It was actually pretty cool seeing all the misty mountain tops, so we didn't mind too much 😊 Definitely have Sarah a true NZ experience 😅

[@briangorrie247]

Superb photography. I really enjoy your posts as you capture NZ at its best. Thank you.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@locomotive110]

A wonderful video ,thank you so much, as an expat Kiwi you bring back so many memories of my birth country..

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching, glad we can help you reconnect with your home ❤️😊

[@apteryxowenii3085]

Dear Chris and Danya, and all of a sudden I was there again, roughly 16 years later... Your wonderful videos show the track(s) in a way like no other videos do. Your eye for beautiful detail, but at the same time keeping the atmosphere of every place in mind, is simply stunning. As has been said in a comment before, soothing and uplifting at the same time. You are great!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you so much for your kind words. It really means a lot and fuels us to keep going! 😊🙏❤

[@megjames3957]

Have just discovered you guys and in raptures over your beautiful videos of your adventures and great information .... the photography is beautiful and capture NZ beautifully with wildlife and scenery !!!! I will enjoy these for a long time to come .... keep up the great work Chris and Danya .... takecare out there.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for the kind words Meg, we really appreciate it! 🙏❤☺

[@ashleyburroughs4996]

This is one of your best uploads. I enjoyed your trekking videos a lot. They make me calm n relaxed. I love nature n trekking too but not so fortunate to trek beautiful places like u have done. New Zealand is the most beautiful place on earth. Keep up the good work, brother 👍👌📸

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you Ashley, that really means a lot 🙏😊❤️ We hope you get the chance to visit NZ one day!

[@ervinslens]

Amazing scenery my friend, this episode is marvelous!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you Ervin! 🙏❤️

[@daffy6474]

Shame the weather turned on you guys, and so glad you made it back to finish the trail. Did you go in different seasons, months?

[@ChrisandDanya]

It was cool to see it in different weather! Always enjoy some misty mountain tops 😁 We went near the beginning of summer which was pretty wet that year, then we finished it off near the end of summer

[@Kiwi-Macca]

Able Tasman is quite unique in NZ with all the old settlements and development along the track, lodges and cafes etc. Beautifully captured as always. Your te reo Maori is good, not too many stumbles until now! It helps to remember most of the vowels are, usually, always the same. a ah e eh as in meh i ee o awe u oo Spaghetti covers most them and is the same!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for the lesson! Even after living there for 2 years, we still struggle with pronunciating the Maori words correctly 😬 Spaghetti actually helps a lot though 😅

[@richardcaldwell9160]

Thanks Chris & Co, great clip. But I'd enjoy it much better on a yacht In Anchorage Bay sipping a glass of bubbly & a canopy watching this on KZbin.

[@rozh55]

Well la di dah!

[@ChrisandDanya]

You get your yacht and bubbly; we'll provide the videos 👌

[@Gray-n5x]

Anchorage Bay is my pick

[@ChrisandDanya]

Good choice!

[@MsHGH1]

Lol, never trust a computer generated pronunciation of a Maori place name! Listening to a GPS voice completely butcher place names never fails to amuse me on road trips!!

[@ChrisandDanya]

We've been bamboozled!

[@SysterEuropa]

Could not finish this video. Way too much talking. Just play the music, ambient sounds of the trek, and beautiful scenery. PLEASE STOP the urge to yak.

[@ChrisandDanya]

If you want silent hiking videos with no talking at all, there's plenty of other creators out there for you to enjoy. That is not the style of videos we enjoy making, so please don't expect that from our channel.