23 October 2010

Heaphy


The Heaphy Track runs along the west coast of the south island, where the Southern Alps mountain range runs very close to the coastline. We spent two days hiking here.


Mountain stream rushes toward the sea

Koru - Prominent NZ icon




We stayed the night in this hut, overlooking the mouth of the Heaphy River. I enjoyed cooking dinner on the woodstove and sitting by the fire in candlelight; however, Jeremy was scared of the mice.


Excuse the geology photo. This is a classic granite and was prominent along the coastline.