Motueka, Nelson to Murchison
Tasman South Island 2023
New Zealand
Motueka
Our stay for 10 nights at the nzmca camp in Motueka was the beginning of a new adventure and on the 2nd of March, we adopted two puppies to join us on our adventures.
Motueka Inlet Walkway
Running beside the nzmca camp is access to the walkway. It is just under 4 km to do the loop track. It's a great place to start teaching the basics to the puppies.
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| Pretty views along the walk |
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| Frog with Mini and Lexi |
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| Flat loop track |
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| The camp is marked with the red dot |
Richmond/Nelson
Great place to stay if you are into racing, we found it convenient with the dogs' plenty of room close to town, Rough Island and a river out the back for swimming.
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| There is us over by the hedge |
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| So tired from the puppies we went to bed earlier and slept through the noise |
Rough Island
A short drive from camp is dog-friendly Rough Island, we have done all this previous years on our bikes.
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| Nice views |
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| Saltwater great for paddle boards |
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| Frog Mini and Lexi |
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| The Island is off-leash but we still need to teach recall |
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| Variety of walks and the puppies loved it |
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| Some days we stopped for a swim |
Tapawera This park over property is on farmland. |
| Wifi ok |
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| Our neighbour has a cat on a lead |
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| We found a walk just over the bridge from camp |
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| Maintenance road |
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| The views were beautiful and the dogs got a swim |
Shedwood Bush Track
We did both up to the lookout
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| Dog on lead ok |
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| The walk starts at the bottom of this walkway |
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| Looking over town |
I think the puppies coped better than me with this hike
this was their first hike on a steep narrow bush track
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| The elevation nearly had me turning back until we slowed down |
Murchison
The weather has turned on us and it looks like we are in for a wet autumn, we are taking our time at each camp and finding walks we still need to do.
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| Wifi ok |
Murchison Kahikatea Walk
Easy flat walk
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| Great place to swim the dogs |
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| 2.41km loop walk |
Six Mile Walk
Enjoyable short walk
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| Return walk to the waterfall |
Information on the puppies we adopted
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| Mum and Dad |
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| Sister to Mum |
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| Mum sister and dad |
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| The litter |
Lexi and Mini
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| First hair cut |
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| They were getting to hot |
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| Watching dogs on tv |
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| Too cute |
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