Deep breath. I'm about to write this blog post for the second time. A Blogger gremlin ate my first attempt, up-loaded photos and all. I hope it was delicious. Naturally it was a work of literary genius and I won't be able to replicate it!
Would you LOOK at that view!!!!!!!! Day Seven saw us exploring the
beautiful, rugged coastline between Westport and Greymouth. Our little
gold van hugged cliff top roads one minute and took us deep into valleys
of dense rainforest the next. The scenery was ever changing and
unpredictable, but the view always breathtakingly spectacular. We passed
cascading waterfalls and wide fast flowing rivers and crossed numerous
lengthy narrow one-way bridges along the way.
At Tauranga Bay we stopped in to say Hidey Ho to the local seal colony. We actually walked right past them to begin with because the observation deck was undergoing a major renovation and was all boarded up. Some friendly walkers pointed us in the right direction. I had to poke my camera through a small hole in the baracade to see those well camoflaged residents. Lucky I had my zoom lens.
Just on dusk we arrived at Punakaiki to check out the Pancake Rocks. It was hard to fathom we were standing on a 30 million year old geological formation.
Here's where we free-camped for the night: Jellyman Park Beachfront Area. Don't you just love the name. And true to its title, this place was well and truly ON the beach front. I'll confess I was pretty alarmed by our proximity to those crazy angry roaring waves. Thankfully they didn't steal us away in the night!!! This was a council designated parking spot meant for self-contained vehicles only - see, there are perks to having your own on-board loo!!!! There were no facilities at this site and indeed no other campers. I bet it's popular in Summer!
3 comments:
ooooo lordy lord those views and that pitch!!! Gawd that beats the pitch of day one!!!! how on earth did you ever drag yourself away! I think i would have stayed put, stole the van and never come home!!!!
Stunning! But I am a tad biased!! We are heading down the West Coast tomorrow for a long weekend. We lived in Greymouth for almost 5 years, so love the Coast. S:)
I can't remember where it happened to us but it was exactly the same story with the observation deck near the seals colony - had to peak through construction boards. But it was some 10 years ago.
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