Maz NZ and Oz

So on Saturday the 22nd of Oct, we made our way down the West Coast from Greymouth to Fox Glacier. This caused lots of confusion for Owen because, being from Sydney and now living in Christchurch, he had never really been on the West Coast of any country before. Driving south with the ocean (well, Tasman Sea to be more accurate) on his right-hand side was totally disorienting for the poor fella! On the way we stopped at Hokitika Gorge, a really beautiful spot (sandflies notwithstanding). The Hokitika river runs through this gorge of what looks like chalk or some other farily soft rock. The colour of the water has to be seen to be believed. It’s this most amazing blue, like someone’s been mixing paint in there or something. Absolutely stunning.

We got to Fax Glacier about an hour or so before sunset, and we made our way to Gillespie Beach to watch the sunset. It was another first for Owen ‘cos he’d never seen the sun set over the sea before. It was really lovely, and behind us were mountains and glaciers… not typical beach-type scenery….