Published: July 21st 2006July 15th 2006
After leaving Arthur's Pass, we headed North on the West Coast up to Punakiaki and Paparoa National Park. We set up my brand new tent which worked great and then walked out to the beach to watch the sun set over the sea. On Sunday we walked the short path out to look at the pancake rocks in Paparoa. After that walk we had a muffin at a cafe where the funny looking bird was walking through all the tables outside looking for food. After finishing the muffin we headed up to the northern edge of Paparoa National Park and went on the Fox River Cave Trail.
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View of the coast road
Pull over spot while driving up the coast to Paparoa.
Blow Hole Pool
Pool of water inside the pancake rocks that fill and force water out of blow holes.
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Funny Bird
The funny bird is a Weka
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