Punakaiki, New Zealand

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river gorges and horse trekking

I escape my rather, um, pungent dorm room (5 boys, complete with damp post-hike clothing hanging about to dry) and walk the river track behind the hostel. It's a fantastic hike, following a track through a massive river gorge, towering walls of rock rising on either side of the rainforest,...

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LizIsHere on February 26, 2010 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

Punakaiki - no ATM, no food shops, 'just' stunning scenery

After an uneventful stopover night back in Nelson, I get the bus to Punakaiki, home of the famous Pancake Rock rock formations. I'm the only person to get off the bus there, but as soon as I see the Punakaiki Beach hostel - brightly painted, with a large garden, right on the beach, I know I've...

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LizIsHere on February 25, 2010 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand & Australia 2010

The Wild West and Otariidae

Day - 22 Wednesday 13th May 2009 A relaxed breakfast with Helen & David before saying fond farewells then off to see yet more of this lovely country. We were sorry to leave as they had really spoiled us in their lovely home. Barbara driving again, so I could photograph one of the older...

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Saros on May 13, 2009 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Well If All Ya Have Is The Rocks...

Take a leaf out of Australia's book and milk the rocks for all they're worth.

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Koala Bear on February 24, 2009 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

The Middle of Nowhere

After our session on the water we started the huge drive down to Punakaiki, and while the boys dozed I enjoyed an idyllic drive through some of my favourite scenery from the trip - along the Owen River, which meanders its way through broad, flat flood plains fringed by beautiful banks of verdant...

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Alex Kent on December 11, 2007 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: On the Varieties of Nature

Wild Stallions

Rocked up the west coast for a couple of day passing through Fox the town where last time I climbed on the Glacier, this time just chilld out in the town with JP while the others did the climb... Arrived in Punakaiki for 2 nights, started feeling a bit rough, must have been coming down with...

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tomrendell on April 6, 2007 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand

Pancake Rocks

Stayed in Punakaiki for 2 nights, had 2 great nights in the pub playing pool and having a few beers... saw the Pancake rocks...and did a mountain bike trail with Dagmar...we rode up through a track in the forest to a place called Cave Canyon...one of the most unbelievable sights I've seen...

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tomrendell on March 4, 2007 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand

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