Day 538 (17.09.08) The last time we'd been over the Haast Pass it was cloudy, misty and rainy so we hoped that we'd go back over it on a nicer day to really appreciate the views along the way. Today the weather had turned out to be...cloudy, misty and rainy. Our plans to explore a couple more of the short walks on the way over quickly went out of the window and we were soon in Haast. Our guidebook lists one of the highlights of the West Coast as 'Mooching around Jackson Bay in the rain, the rain, the endless rain'. It was a short drive down the coast to Jackson Bay and we felt the weather was perfect for us to test out the recommendation. The weather seemed to get worse the closer we got
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