All packed at Westport we headed south, first stop back at Punakaiki. Through blind luck we timed our visit with high tide which meant we got to see some blow hole action. Getting photos was proving to be troublesome, in the end we resorted to patience and simply waited until the waves got the right […]
South Island: The Heaphy Track & Oparara Basin
We got a fair bit of walking down today, even though the weather wasn’t the best with occasional showers getting more frequent as the afternoon wore on. Driving north from Karamea we headed towards the start of the Heaphy Track, passing farmland seemingly populated more by pukeko and weka than cows and sheep. We were […]
Day 33 : Utila
Utila was disappointing so I won’t be writing a great deal about the place, you can tell I was uninspired by the lack of photos. Mainly this was due to the weather, it rained a lot over the two full days we had on the island. Our snorkelling trip was postponed because of the wind […]
Day 21 : Trek Stop
Keryn and I were part of the group heading out to the Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) cave this morning. The name means Cave of the Stone Sepulchre and inside can be found remnants of ancient Mayan rituals and sacrifices. We were picked up at the Trek Stop and after a few stops to sort out […]