Karoro Beach Accomodation

29/01/2020

Dramatic", "beautiful", "stunning." All of these words describe the TranzAlpine train.

22/01/2020

13/01/2020

Great to see some sunshine today!

23/12/2019

11/12/2019

09/12/2019

Great walk to do and great pics of it here

09/12/2019

Fantastic sunset pic by Passion and glow nature photography!

Dreamy Sunset Point (Hokitika)

As sunset neared, I could see a slight gap under the storm clouds. We quickly threw all the camera gear into the car and shot down to sunset point.

As soon as the sun popped out it was all go, firing off 150 images in a few mins! 😅

We have been hammered on the West Coast lately with an unbelievable amount of rain, but even threw the storm, the sun managed to put on a show.

We would love to see a painting of this! Any artists out there?

Camera/Lens info - Canon 5D MK IV
- Tamron 15-30mm F2.8

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09/12/2019

Latest update on the West Coast situation.
Its not all bad.
The road from Wanaka to Haast is *OPEN* during the day and town is fully serviced with food and accommodation, most businesses are operating And the sun looks to be making an appearance for most of the week 😍
Hokitika North is accessible and problem free as far as I know so plenty to explore that way if you are a tourist or a travelling kiwi.

The glacier region is inaccessible for now.
Fox Glacier should be up and running today with generated power and by Friday it is hoped the road through to Franz Josef will be opened to move anyone stranded through to Central.

All going well, by the end of the week there will be a clear road from Wanaka to Fox Glacier and not too long after that, a clear road through to Franz Josef.

When we lost the Waiho bridge in Franz back in March, the travellers who chose to come through absolutely loved the lack of over crowded tourist spots and basically felt like they had the place to themselves, so give it a few days and get on over here 😍

09/12/2019

We are still open!!

06/12/2019

The birthplace of the Labour Party is once again at the forefront of a new movement, this time harnessing the power of the collective to step away from coal towards a low carbon future. Blackball is a small place with a huge history. This week the town, 29 kilometres from Greymouth, gained a lon