Lake Rotoiti

Hello back. So this week we went to the west coast for a few days. I hadn't been to this part of New Zealand before and it was worth going up there. The forests, the rivers and the beaches are just amazing. We did some walks and explored Denniston, an old coal miners' settlement which is on top of a hill. The coal used to be brought of the hill by coal wagons on an incline which still exists partly. The only way you could get up to Denniston (before they built the walkway and the road) was by climbing aboard a coal wagon and descending the incline in it. Most of the huts and tracks have fallen apart for the mines have been shut down for about 60 years. Beforehand I had read a book about that place so it was even more interesting to see what it was all about. The weather was good at the west coast -surprisingly- and we even had a swim in the sea. I've realised again that I never want to leave again! Here some photos...

The holiday home we stayed in

some arches -  i can't remember the name- that we explored

the beach at where the Heaphy track begins

The view from the top of the incline, coal wagons on the left

Some pretty flowers on the side of the road up to Denniston

The charming creek railway which leads to more mines...

...and a massive waterfall.

16'093 km away from home!