First on the west coast trail we made our way north of Westport and hit the Charming Creek Walkway and boy was it charming.
The trail follows an old mining railway and the highlight is the large waterfall and "swimming hole" at the end.
The water was freezing but well worth the refreshing dip when you are living in a van. We saw only 4 people on the entire trail so basically it was empty and I bet it would be in a similar state all year long.
Another highlight for the west coast was the Punakaiki Rocks or better named "pancake" rocks as you can see in the picture below.
This spot is right off the highway so it should not be missed BUT I do recommend hitting this spot at high tide as there are about 3 blowholes that will wow you!
The rocks are just rocks at low tide although still stunning and worth a stop, you will get a kick out of the raging water at high tide much more!
Allie, Im not sure how you are ever going to be able to come back and jump into day to day tasks. All of these hikes and pictures look amazing!! Your legs must be in killer shape by now! Are you wearing the pedometer, I wonder how many miles you've hiked so far?? :)
ReplyDelete