Just in time for a quick pounamu fossick, waves and a beautiful afternoon to sunset atmosphere.  

Another goldmining adventure – a hill that still bears the scars of mining, well restaurated with walkable tracks inmidst nature. Perfect for a hot day.

After this beautiful walk we had to cool down a little at the pool. The Beachside Motel really is a heap of old and mouldy…

The Hokitika area was once covered in ice in the form of vast, moving glaciers which spread over most of the West Coast, up into…

The goldrush was immense in the Hokitika region. Especially in the layered brash beddings lots of little nuggets were found and the hill is perforated…

Yeah! West Coast, and the weather is beautiful! Didn’t expect that, after our previous stays here, which were very wet indeed. As a matter of…

Falcon high in the sky Halo on the moon Wispy clouds up high, Bad weather’s coming soon! Somewhere just before Lewis Pass, there’s a little…