We drove on from Motukiekie Beach, sticking to route #6, the one road that covers that part of the west coast that is not roadless--maybe half the coast--stopping for the night at a motor camp at Punakaiki. Next day we visited the Punakaiki Rocks, a site we had enjoyed in 2009, but had seen at low tide rather than the recommend high tide.
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For those wondering...we tent generally about half the time,
when the weather is fine, and spend the rest mostly in cabins
such as this or in double rooms in hostels; the cabins generally
are only slightly more than tenting; we do sorely miss
our RV, its freedom, familiarity, and flexibility |
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Anyhow, the Punakaiki Rocks are a small peninsula jutting
out into the Tasman Sea, featuring weird rock formations
(pancake rocks) and blowholes and such |
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| Thus |
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| And thus |
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| Looking south down the coast; note pancake structure |
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| Stack |
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Alas, even though we were there precisely at high tide,
there were no blowing holes this day; next time... |
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| Looking north |
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As elsewhere in the bush, cicadas provided most of the
background music |
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| But there was plenty more west coast to see |
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