BOTTOM LINE:
Drove from Westport to
Franz Josef Glacier Village
BACK STORY:
Our group was up and
out by our 9am departure time.
We took a short ride up
the road to take a 45 minute hike along the coastline of Cape Foulwind. A small
lighthouse still stands along with the Nihua Palm, which is the southern most
palm tree in the world.
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| Cape Foulwind Lighthouse |
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| Nihua Palm, southern most palm |
Our driver kept calling the place “Cape Faulin” and it wasn’t until he began talking about the stench of the seals and birds out on the rocks in the area that I knew what he was really saying.
One of the largest
endangered New Zealand fur seal colonies are found on the rocks in this
area. The seals were so heavily hunted
at one time that there are only 10% left of what originally inhabited the area.
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| Male New Zealand Fur Seal |
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| Injured female with her pup |
There was a random sign
mounted on the trail identifying cities around the world and how far they are
from that point. Interestingly this is
New Zealand’s closest point to Australia…none of which can be seen!
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| Mileage markers |
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| Enjoying the Westland of New Zealand |
Pancake Rocks and blowholes was our next hike. The rocks are lime stones which have over centuries been eroded and resemble giant stacked of pancakes. is one of the most unusual rock formations along the coast that I have seen. We really liked the hike and the views of what God created for us to enjoy.
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| Pancake Rocks |
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| Pancake Rocks too! |
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