WEST COAST NEW ZEALAND

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December 8th 2011

Published: December 11th 2011

Leaving Fjordland, making our way to the west coast, we crossed over the southern alps, and started to head north again. The first spectacle is glacier country, with the Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier. Glaciers, next to rainforest, next to ocean. Amazing. Further up the coast, along a rollercoaster winding road like none I've ever experienced before, along the open ocean and through dense rainforest, there are the punakaiki rocks, another geological phenomenon. This is one of the most awesome coastal ocean drives imagineable.

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12th December 2011

sidandilene
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what did I tell you???
amazing no??? bet you never thought driving 40 km would take 6 hours ;) glad you got to franz joseph....the count down is on and you are home soon - happy, sad or a bit of both no doubt - enjoy tahitti! xo

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