Westland

From Franz Josef Glacier, we drove through Hokitika and the transport hub Greymouth. In Greymouth the road and the railway crosses about every 100 or so meter just to remind you that this is and old transport and regional hub. There are a lot of one way bridges all over the South Island, and south of Greymouth, there is actually a one way rail/road bridge, were the one lane is shared. Give way!

The road from Greymouth to Westport has one of the most beautiful views we have ever seen. Steep mountains on one hand and the Tasmanian sea on the other, with huge waves hammering onto beaches and rock formations.

We stopped at the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks situated at the south end of the Punakaiki national park, were you can walk through the rain forrest to see beautiful limestone formations.

We then drove to Westport and are spending the night in a cabin with (almost) sea view and a play ground.