We traveled from Franz Josef to Hokitika.
Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked:
We started the day with a helicopter flight, as shown in the previous post. After that, we went next door to the Full of Beans Cafe for a second breakfast; this sign shows a sampling of Kiwi expressions:
Amazingly, they had a potato top meat pie, so I had to have that (potato top pies seem to be becoming hard to find, unfortunately):
Whataroa River:
A long one lane bridge with passing lanes:
Another one lane bridge:
Weka:
We went to the West Coast Tree Top Walk, and had lunch at their cafe:
Yes, another pie; gotta get as many as possible as our trip comes to an end:
Then we did the tree top walk; here’s the map:
And stop info:
Unfortunately a school trip was on the walk at the same time; they were having fun making the cantilevered portion bounce:
Onward; some cows going through a tunnel under the road:
Arriving at Shining Star Beachfront Accommodation:
Our site:
Shower:
Dulcie’s Takeaways for dinner:
We took the takeaways to eat with a beachfront view; a classic Kiwi experience:
Shipwreck memorial:
Hokitika downtown:
Back at the campground, we walked along the path to the beach:
