Kaiteriteri to Awaroa Lodge

We left the Nelson motel on a nice dry morning and reached Kaiteriteri about midday for a 2:30pm boat departure. Calm seas and golden sands had regular ferries running up on the sand with a gangway for easy passenger access.

Our ferry was a fast catamaran that dropped in on various bays on the way up the coast to Awaroa, with short stops to see Split Apple rock and some young fur seals snoozing on an island.

Awaroa was another sandy beach with about 20 minutes walk to the Lodge. The bags were taken to our room by the porter on a quad bike!





We ate dinner in the restaurant  and enjoyed some of the best cuisine that we've ever had. It was a real treat after self-catering and microwaved TV dinners!