The journey from Nelson to Greymouth was a 6 hour Intercity bus ride through winding roads and blink-and-you'll-miss-it towns. Our driver, Glenn, was a wiry Auckland native with bad teeth but great stories. Once while he was hitchhiking and the driver started acting strangely, he escaped by pulling the hand brake then making a run for it on foot when the car finally stopped swerving. Intense!
The Truman Track between Westport and Punakaki is the most dramatic scenery of the drive featuring the "pancake rocks." These thin, stacked rocks got that way from a layering and weathering process called "Stylobedding." Check out the photo gallery section of the blog; I have added a few.
Laura and I split up for a few days. She's headed further south towards Wanaka. We plan to meet up again in Dunedin. I'm heading to Christchurch via the Transalpine--it's supposed to be one of the best rail journeys in the world! I will let you know how it goes!
The Truman Track between Westport and Punakaki is the most dramatic scenery of the drive featuring the "pancake rocks." These thin, stacked rocks got that way from a layering and weathering process called "Stylobedding." Check out the photo gallery section of the blog; I have added a few.
Laura and I split up for a few days. She's headed further south towards Wanaka. We plan to meet up again in Dunedin. I'm heading to Christchurch via the Transalpine--it's supposed to be one of the best rail journeys in the world! I will let you know how it goes!
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