Saturday (3/7/09), we headed out to the west side of the island on the Tranzalpine Railroad. It was a 4.5 hour trip across the NZ Alps, but the accommodations were very comfortable. The scenery was varied and spectacular. We saw farm lands, plains, ice-fed rivers, mountains, and rainbows! We arrived in Greymouth, and once we got our car (yes, Kenn braved driving on the LEFT side of the road), we headed to Punakaiki to see the coastline and the pancake rocks. As you will see in our small set of pictures (http://www.flickr.com/photos/27117889@N08/?saved=1), the coastline was breathtaking and the pancake rocks were very unusual. We then “tramped” down Truman trail through a “subterranean forest.” Pictures can’t capture the lushness of it. When we came to the end of the trail, we were on the coast again at Truman Beach, and Kenn fell in love! There was a waterfall, unusual rock formations, caves, and beautiful breakwater. We felt we had not seen so many different gorgeous natural types of scenery in one day. We sure wish you were all here to share it with us.
P.S. Joan K., if you are reading this, we are sitting in the same hotel you stayed in.
P.S. Joan K., if you are reading this, we are sitting in the same hotel you stayed in.
So glad you are having a great trip. We saw a rainbow on our trip across the Alps, also. Isn't it breathtaking?
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