Got to have another look at the beach here

As does Rachel

Once every 10 minutes or so the waves really smashes on to the rocks with such force that the water splashes up 5 times higher than in the photo, I tried to get that high splash on photo but the wait was just to long, this photo is the best I could do

Still misty here

After leaving Kōhaihai and driving through Little Wanganui I noticed a turnoff that looked like it would take us to the beach and indeed it did. It turned out we could even get the car on the beach so of course we took it for a spin!

At the Little Wanganui River

Lake Hanlon

Nice little walk

On the northern shore of the Mōkihinui River, looking to the southern shore

Looking inland

Another lovely beach here

On the northern shore you have the Gentle Annie campsite

We decided to do the Chasm Creek Walkway

Just great. Everything in NZ is getting closed because of ‘safety’. Such a nanny state. We ignored the warning and felt very safe walking across this bridge

A little side-track leads us to the river

An unusual looking spider web

This reminded me of the Bridge to Nowhere near Whanganui (on the North Island)

Some nice views along the hike

And a tunnel

The river again

On the southern shore of the Kōhaihai River there is also a campsite, and it’s cheaper than Gentle Annie so we stay here

The southern shore, I was on the other side in that photo before

The remains of some wreck

Happy Rachel

Campsite just off to the right

Map of today’s trip, from Kōhaihai  in the north to Mōkihinui in the south

When I hiked to Big River Hut a while ago I noticed there was a 4WD track leading there as well. I really wanted to drive this track but at some point it just got too muddy and I didn’t want to get stuck again

So this is as far as I dared to go, maybe in a convoy it would have been different, then you can help each other

Just south of Mawheraiti

Us on the dry riverbed

We continued towards Reefton where we walk the Alborns Coal Mine Walk

An easy walk

Ideal for trail runners I’d think

And of course in this nanny state a lot of the area is closed because of ‘safety’

An old 1916 Leyland truck

They used to transport coal in these

Danger lurks everywhere

A cute little Robin kept us company for a while

I don’t know much about mushrooms, could this be an oyster mushroom?

We saw this cute goat and felt sorry for it, being tied up and all, the water tank has a hole cut in it and is its home

It was happy to be petted

Reefton

West Coast, along the Nikau Road

At the Karamea Bluff Lookout Point

The Radiant Range

Idem

At Kōhaihai Campsite

This too

Map of today, from Waiuta, via Reefton, Westport and Karamea to Kōhaihai