
We are maintaining our consistency about leaving things behind. Yesterday I left our floor mat, which I just cleaned in the caravan park and didn’t realise it until we were several hours up the road. Today Keiran left his undies in the bathroom and also didn’t realise it until too late.
A short drive to Okarito, where we decided to do the walk up the hill to the trig station. From the bottom it didn’t look like much of a hill at all but we were wrong. But it was a beautiful walk and at the top we were greeted with an amazing view and exhaustion.









Along the road we stopped here for the view





Hokitika Gorge











Dinner: lamb shanks and seafood chowder. Guess who ate what






Here’s a warning – DON’T BUY JADE IN HOKITIKA unless you want to be hugely ripped off. We found similar pieces at a market in Picton for about one tenth of the price 😟☹️