West Coast

We crossed Haast Pass the next morning, drove through tiny Haast, and then began what would be a week of driving the South Island's west coast. Here, it alternates between a forbidding bush and an even more forbidding Tasman Sea coastline. But there are incredible sights along the way.

In the bush, near the coast, vines strangle the
trees

Shoreline, violent surf, no one in sight for miles

More trackless, inpenetrable bush

Here the crashing waves have undermined the cliff beneath
the viewing shelter

Still a pretty nice view

Ditto