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:

Hokitika:

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:

We traveled from Lake Hāwea to Franz Josef over Haast Pass.

Here’s an interactive map of our route, with some of the stops marked:

Lake Hāwea:

One lane bridge:

Thunder Creek Falls:

Mountains:

Another one lane bridge:

Snowy mountain:

Spiker Cafe in Haast for lunch:

“Two Passing Bays Ahead”:

A stop at Ship Creek:

Some interesting rocks on the beach:

A dolphin:

Knight’s Point lookout:

Monument celebrating the highway connecting Westland with Otago:

Flax:

Snowy mountains:

Another long one lane bridge:

Maori Beach:

Yet another long one lane bridge:

Snowy mountains:

Arriving at Orange Sheep Campervan Park:

Our site: