Leaving Dunedin we travelled up through Central Otago. It was
warm and sunny in the morning but approaching the mountain divide we could see
bad weather ahead. This is the view at Lake Hawea where we had
lunch.
A bit further on there had been a
slip
and we had to wait several minutes while this digger worked at clearing the
road and building a temporary retaining wall. Apparently there was another slip
a bit later which closed the road again for some time.
Then on into the approaching gloom
which we encountered at about the
highest point on the road as
we entered the
West
Coast. Running down to sea level it was typical West Coast weather, wet and
misty.
In compensation the rivers and waterfalls
were magnificent.
We stayed in
Haast Township for
two days and did a fair bit of travelling and walking. The bush down there is
superb and the bird life outstanding. Here are
tui. It’s unusual to see twin
tufts like this.
This one is feeding on
kowhai.
I’ll finish this post with a few pictures
of the bush. As you can see it is a very wet part of the world which accounts
for the lush growth.
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