Today we woke up early and drove to Panakaiki to see the pancake rocks and the blow holes. Pancake rocks are formed when horizontal fissures are washed away and look like stacks of pancakes. The blow holes are holes in the rocks that the ocean (Tasman Sea) blows through and makes sounds like dinosaurs. The walk was very easy; the area was covered in flax plants as well. At the car park we had two Wekas (birds) dodging around our car with us taking many photos hoping that they were Kiwis!
Then on to the longest swing bridge in New Zealand. It was a bit dicey walking across, especially in the middle. Hold on tightly to the cables!
Then on to our hostel with a stop for fish and chips on the way. It is not a youth hostel, it is a private hostel. We are the only guests so we have the building with the common areas to ourselves. It seems very nice, except that it is very cold and we have to go outside to go anywhere--including to the shower and toilet! And from the common area building to the building with our room. We shopped for groceries, washed clothes, had dinner, and watched a movie together. A shower tomorrow morning should be interesting.
We had planned to walk around the Tasman National Park tomorrow, but the forecast is for rain--we’ll have to play it by ear!
Every vacation I again wonder why our country can’t adopt the metric system. Instead of this half-way thing of the banks displaying both celcius and farenheit and the rulers having both inches and centimeters, we need to just switch over. All weather forecasts in celcius--it won’t take people long to figure out what 12 degrees feels like. Also, give all distances in kilometers. Oh well, enough of my rant. It just hits me every time I leave the US!
Ooops--problems with the website, it won't let me upload my photos--I'll try again tomorrow!
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