Birdsong Hokitika
124 Highway Six, Two Mile Hokitika West Coast 7810 Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand
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Greenstones, green water, and whitebait
Today we headed out to the western coast of New Zealand from Christchurch to a small town called Hokitika. We took one of the few east/west routes, through Arthur's Pass. This mountain pass goes through Arthurs Pass National Park, with what is supposed to be stupendous views on a clear day. If you’re lucky. We weren’t so lucky and had a …
Day 228: Hokitika
We woke up reasonably early as we had a long drive to do today. The first thing we had to do was to find a hire car. Our hostel gave us a quote for one place but it was not the cheapest so we decided to shop around more. In the end, Daniel found a company called Apex who we paid $420 for 8 days hire including insurance. We thought about getting a …
Swap the car and head to Hokitika
We set the alarm at 6:30 in order to pack up and get ready to go to Westport to hopefully get the tire fixed. However, after trying past 8 AM and still having been unable to reach anyone, Niko decided to go talk to the hostel owner. He informed us that today was still a public holiday, due to the New year! How crazy is that. Thus we called the …
NZ here we come
"Four seasons in one day" was probably written about Melbourne! The weather has lurched from dull, misty and cool to bright, steamy and tropical. Sunday's bbq on the Yarra was great until the cloud came down and and the north wind meant we had to don sweatshirts to stay warm. Jet lag is still a problem - wake up at 2 or 3 in the morning and then …
Sock Excitement
My night's sleep in Karamea threatened to be rather uncomfortable when I decided to retire at 2am and found myself locked out of the bedroom. We were told we didn't need a key to get in but the door clearly locks from the inside but my saviour came in the unlikely shape of an old man with a face as wrinkly as a lettuce and the bladder capacity of a …


