Ashley Motor Inn Greymouth
74 Tasman Street Greymouth, South Island, 82319, New Zealand
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Day 9 - Punakaiki
... and is the largest room in the house. It is so romantic; it likes living in the forest. We met 2 French couples who also stayed in the house. We had the opportunity to practice our French. After a nap and dinner, at 8: 30 PM we drove to the Pancake rocks. It was near sunset, the rocks look amazing. There were many visitors eventhoughit wa late and look like it might rain. We walked around took some pictures and left about 9:15 PM and the sun had not set ...
Franz Josef, Greymouth, Trans Alpine Train end of
... from its equally famous glacial neighbour Fox glacier and on my arrival was equally damp and cool. I made my way to the hostel, booked in and grabbed some groceries as I was due to be in the small town for a few days and if the weather was insistent on being wet I may as well get ready to bunker down. The hostel was pleasant enough ad I had some decent room mates, the three of us having just arrived and one was enduring the wet conditions on a full day hike of the glaciers, not something ...
Off to the wild West Coast via Christchurch
... we hope there aren’t too many trains each day as not sure who gets priority in the middle of the bridge but I guess there would be some fairly rapid reversing on our side). Greymouth looks aptly how you would expect, especially with the torrential rain. We spend the rest of the day sheltering in our hostel Global Village – it turns out to be one of our favourite hostels so far. One of our fellow guests comments that it’s been raining for ...
Woofing for 1 week!
... on the occasional night, as I am giving Todd, the barman tips on how to improve the bar and sell more.
For the next few days the weather was rubbish so didn't do much, and caught up on my blogs. Met a lovely couple-Emma & Felix and on Friday myself and Emma walked into town and around to the beach which took a couple of hours. The sun was out and I burnt myself quite badly on the shoulders and my face…I took a ...
A Very Long Drive, Part II
... booming sounds. There was even a blow hole that shot water high into the air. Although it wasn't ideal weather, I was glad I made it to see them. (again, sorry about not having photos. Still not sure why i can't upload. I will definitely add them once I get home, if not sooner).
Continuing south, I made my way to Greymouth.
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This hotel was formerly known as: The Ashley


