25 degrees, sunny
We left Spring Creek campsite in the rain after such a lovely warm evening. It was quite cold, only 15 degrees and wet, as we made our way towards Abel Tasman Park but cleared up rapidly as we drove along, stopping at Pelorus Bridge for a look and a swim in yet another stunningly blue and clear river. The water was warmish so even John went in.
We re-provisioned in Nelson and found a cheap campsite at Tasman for $10 per night (been paying $50 odd up to now). Naturally this site was full of campers on a budget! They were camping out of cars, done up horseboxes, tiny tents, etc, all of which had seen better days. But at least there was no trampoline!
First really clear night with no lights around so we went out to look at the night sky. It’s very strange to not recognise any stars at all but the Milky Way was very clear.