Pancake Rocks

Day 24 - Last Train to Christchurch

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November 30th 2007
Today, we drove on the left for the last time. We said goodbye to Hokitika and drove up to the Punakaiki Rocks. We saw some spectacular scenery reminiscent of the Pacific Coast Highway. The “pancake rocks” made a good photo op and you could hear the power of the water in the blowhole and the surge pools as it made big booms. We drove back down to Greymouth to catch our last train of the trip. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more