Beachcomber

While we built our beach house, Big James went for a stroll along the beach. The view of the waves with the rain forest in the distance and Mt Cook towering in the distance is great.

Room With A View

It might look a bit ropey but the view was great. James decided it was a jail and locked me up. We stayed there till the sun was low in the sky. We watched a family catching fish. The dad paddled out to sea trailing a line of hooks stretching back to the beach.

Beach House

James and I built a beach house from drift wood.

Buried

Whenever we go to the beach I have to do this.

Punakaiki Beach

Paddling in a Lagoon

Today we drove up to the Paparoa national park, one of my favourite parts of New Zealand. James loves beaches so we walked along the beach next to the lagoon formed by the Pororari river.

Hokitika

James used the driftwood to make this sign. I told him how to spell Hokitika but he made the letters all by himself.

Driftwood

Most of the beaches on the west coast are littered with driftwood especially at the mouths of the larger rivers.

View North From Hokitika Beach

Mt Cook from Hokitika Beach

Iceblocks

Higher up the glacier is much cleaner and glistened in the sunshine.

Would You Like Ice With That?

If only I had a glass of whisky. James and I  both had a bite. It was very refreshing if a bit gritty. James thought it was funny that we 'ate a glacier'.

Iceberg

This boulder of ice bounced down the river as we ate lunch.

Getting Away From it All

We are having a week in Hokitika to get some respite from the constant aftershocks.