We left Franz Josef under a big cloud and made our way up the west coast towards Greymouth and for the next few hours we did not see another mountain. The scenery was of lush green vegetation and on the whole very flat. We stopped at Ross a former gold mining town which had obviously seen better days but the coffee and carrot cake were superb. On arrival at Greymouth we unloaded our luggage had a bite to eat and headed off to Punakaiki famous for its Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. We were about ¾ hour prior to high tide which is the best time to see them but even so it was quite impressive. It was so hot that rather than wait for the high tide we opted to go for an ice cream. Pete saw one of New Zealand’s flightless birds, the Weka (a wood hen). I think the funniest thing today was when we were crossing a one lane bridge and the notice said ‘give way except for trains’. The bridge was not only for bikes, pedestrians and cars but also trains. We were so pleased that a train did not come along when we were half way over the bridge.
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