Even after having not rained
torrentially yesterday we were still rewarded today with clear blue skies,
perfect for our postponed walk in the national park.
We booked the brief 3 hour
trek between Bark Bay and Anchorage. The booking entailed arranging water taxi
drop off and pick up in and out of the parks.
It was a beautiful walk, and
I have to say again how well maintained the trails are in NZ. Props to the Dept
of Conservative.
The section we went on
followed the coast giving us beautiful views of beaches, going over streams and
pools, a swinging bridge at Sandfly Bay that we kayaked under two days ago, and
ended off traversing the sandy foreshore between Torrent and Anchorage.
We drove from Kaiteriteri to
Westport, the landscape turning mountainous as we hit Buller River, going along
the gorge.
We found a motel, bought
groceries for dinner and stayed in. Actually, pretty much all of the motels
we've stayed in here have cooking facilities, usually consisting of two burners,
a microwave, a small fridge and some utensils. It was nice buying exactly what
we wanted for dinner, cooking and eating at half the cost otherwise at a
restaurant.
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