Sunday, April 26, 2009

West Coast - Easter weekend

Some photos of our trip to the West Coast at Easter. Despite everyone telling us it rains all the time there, the sun shone and we had a fantastic weekend. In reverse order because I am too lazy to reverse them...

Watch out for that rock Brian (Castle Hill - Arthur's Pass)

Cool rocks at Castle Hill
Maybe Frodo and Samwise are somewhere around here!

View from our room in Punakaki

Lovely room at Punakaki

West Coast - a bit like Ireland, eh?


Our 3 hour trek involved my first NZ river crossing

thank god the river was low otherwise this would have been our bed for the night





We kayaked this river Easter Sunday morning and then walked above it, gorgeous scenery


Pancake Rocks



Hokitika Gorge and Brian on the bridge, I wanted to get a photo of just him on the bridge and loads of people arrived just as I had the camera ready and the sandflies had their starter, main and dessert on me while I waited for them to leave, and they didn't!

Maximum load 1 person - Brian and Greg braved it and survived

Waterfall near Lake Kaniere, maybe Dorothy Falls

Lake Kaniere and Mt Cook hiding behind that cloud in the distance

Otira Gorge Bridge (designed by Brian's firm Beca) scary looking construction site

Road to the West Coast, somewhere around Arthur's Pass

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