Having rested up in Nelson, and endured as many sand flies as we could even there, we decided to drive further on up the coast into the Marlborough Sounds area, to Elaine Bay and then on to French Pass. We stopped at Elaine Bay to do the Archer Track day hike, which was said to be as scenic as the Queen Charlotte track.
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| The pavement ends at Elaine Bay |
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| Thus |
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| Elaine Bay's tiny commercial marina |
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A kilometer or so down the track, way beyond any homes or buildings, some
kind soul had left a couple of lawn chairs |
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| And further down still, two nice wooden chairs; we took this as a good omen |
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The track goes on through the bush mostly with nice views of the coast and
islands |
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| We walked as far as Deep Bay, 5km |
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| And rested at a fisherman's hut there |
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| Nice views on the way back too |
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| Tall timber |
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| Elaine Bay |
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We're sitting in the wooden chairs, enjoying the views, when we spot an
approaching fishing vessel, heavily laden, and it occurs to us both
simultaneously that this is a mussel boat, about to unload its harvest at Elaine
Bay; Vicki urges me to go on ahead and watch the unloading of the beloved
greenies |
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