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From Haast Pass to Home

March 31, 2021 by NZ Filbruns 1 Comment

On Day 12  of our big trip in December and January, we made it home! The trip was wonderful, we really enjoyed it, we saw amazing scenery and we spent time with many wonderful people—but it was time to get home. We packed up that morning in the DOC campground not too far from Haast Pass, on the West Coast side of the mountains, and then headed for the coast. It was clear and sunny that morning, and we enjoyed the amazing views of the mountains and rivers as we drove. Here we were, packing up the vans for the last time. We had put the fruit we brought on top of Simon’s van in case possums would come around during the night.  We  put  the  laundry  up  there,  too.300-IMG_5260301-IMG_5262302-IMG_5263303-IMG_5264304-IMG_5265

When we reached the coast, it got foggy for awhile. I think this is the mouth of the Haast River.305-IMG_5266

This is Bruce Bay, if I remember right.

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Another river—I don’t remember which one.

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We drove up to the carpark for Franz Joseph Glacier. We ate lunch there, in the vans, because it started pouring. We had talked about walking up to the glacier, but because it was raining so hard we viewed it from the carpark and left again.311-IMG_5275312-IMG_5276313-IMG_5279

It rained off and on till after we went through Hokitika—see the rain coming down in the distance? We made a stop for fuel, but otherwise just kept on driving, and in the end we were glad we hadn’t stopped anywhere, because it took long enough to get home as it was.314-IMG_5282

Filed Under: Away From Home Tagged With: Holiday Trip

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  1. l1peterson says

    April 1, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    Thanks for the travelogue, Emma. You sure do live in a beautiful place! One day, we hope to visit.

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