Mountain Jade Backpackers Hokitika

... of them because apparently for each one on the surface there are another 4 or under the water. I took short video clips of them and have tried to include these with the photos – hope you can see them OK.

On Saturday morning the weather was dismal for my journey towards the west coast. But first off I took a wee detour through the town of Kaikoura to the resident seal colony. Most of them were further offshore but there were a few nearer, including one which ...

... minutes in the middle of the road taking photos. Not one asian tourist walked by without getting a picture from the middle of the road. Punakika had a tourist stop at Pancake Rocks. We were here at low tide so the blowholes were not blowing. The pancake rocks were not that impressive to me (not a geologist).

... a mardy,so big sister shouted to mum , then a small hatchback car no cases or bags but the boot set out just like a wardrobe very neat & tidy, next the newly married couple, don't ask me how i know, womans intuition!! & lastly there was the girl packing up the tent all on her own quite happy & partner taking photos without her knowledge of it.von trapp family have their tent down it was just like are old one,memories!!

... our guide, but we were again left alone with the pumps after this for 10 minutes. Then there was another mini bus to take us back to the other side of town to the railway hotel for a barbequeue. The sausages in New Zealand really do leave a lot to be desired, but it was food, and we'd been drinking, plus we got another free pint in with the deal. A "pint" in New Zealand basically means a drink. It usually bears no relation to the imperial ...

... por un tiempo, pero nos quedaban ya menos de 20 dias para dejar nueva zelanda y mucho que ver... asi que nos fuimos direccion a los glaciares pero paramos en los pancakes rocks, unas formaciones misteriosas en la playan que datan de no tengo ni idea, pero un potosi de aņos atras...otra de las maravillas de este continente. Les llaman pancakes porque asi dicen que parecen, no se... lo que si impresionaba son las chimeneas de agua, este se mete por los recovecos de las ...

... the local brewery and headed out that night! There was loads of people on the tour that were on the same Magic bus as us the following day! We spent the night drinking and playing pool. I showed the locals a few things on the pool table! I had an unbelivable run and won about 8 in a row! It was brilliant! Up early (as usual!) the next morning and took the bus to Franz Josef....our next stop!

... see Shoshy and new baby Ariel in the hospital a couple of days ago, she's very sweet and apparently a very good baby so that should make coming back to work a bit easier for her. Went to Hokitika today to look at the millions of jade shops that they have over there, most of the stuff is the same that you see everywhere else, but there were a few cool shops selling more unusual pieces. Also spent ...