In a country where Christmas is in the summer, cookies are called biscuits, the date is tomorrow, they drive on the wrong side of the road, an appetizer is called an entree, they say thank you to the bus driver, and they like the sound of my voice, it is no wonder that they name the source of the purest water in the world, Pu Pu springs.
Pu Pu is actually short for Waikoropupu which is a Maori name. The Maori are the natives of New Zealand and most of the names for everything here are Maori names. The spring was really a side trip to the Abel Talisman National park.
I had planned on going to Golden Bay a beautiful strip at the top of South Island but it was raining terribly and decided to cancel that part of the trip. I stayed in a hotel room which was like a small room in a basement made of concrete blocks.
The next day, I actually was going to forego Abel Talisman also but right when I got to the junction to turn, it looked like the weather was going to break. The park is accessible by foot path or water taxi and I opted for the water taxi.
They dropped me off on the beach you see above and I stayed there for around 2 hours. I was basically the only person there and I would say this is the closest to paradise that I have been to.
I was thinking about doing a shoot here but the logistics did not lend itself to this location. I am glad the rain broke for that short time because the park was spectacular.
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