We are sitting in a beautiful B & B on the Tasman Sea with the waves crashing as I type this. It is overcast but not raining so we are hoping to get a walk in on the beach this evening as the tide will be out by then. Today we headed south down the west coast of the South Island. We had sunshine until the end (in fact, the only day we had rain was that first morning outside of Auckland-pretty good for the first 18 days of our trip, I would say!) Anyway, once again we went through mountains (amazing how many mountain ranges there are in this country!) so we had to wind around the road and take it slow. Three times we had to pass this slowpoke because we made a stop to eat and to take a rest break. As you might guess bu now it is very difficult to pass on the curvy and narrow roads. We stopped in Punakiki which is right on the coast. The waves there were huge and broke against the different rock formations causing them to smoke and then spit water. It was a sight to see! Luckily we hit that right around high tide. We also took a break to eat by a beautiful gorge. Whoever said New Zealand is beautiful was certainly correct! One glorious sight after another!
Will try to send more pics!
D&J
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