Roadside View
Flowers at the Side of the Road
Kimberly "I'm Free"
Pancake Rocks
Pancake Rocks at Sunset
Hiking Trail
Stream on the Hike
A Plant You Don't Want to Mess With
Cave Entrance
Cave Entrance Ceiling
Last night I stayed in Franz Joseph, after my glacier hike, and my original plan was to just drive to Greymouth today and stay the night. But, instead I decided to drive an hour further up north to Punakaiki to see the Pancake Rocks. On the way there were again beautiful sights from the roadside. When I stopped to take a few photos, there was a trail going through the brush where I thought I could go through to get a better view, but at the end of the trail there was just a little clearing with a grave that read "Kimberly 'I'm Free' ".
The Pancake Rocks are large rock formations that were created by thousands of years of erosion and look like hundreds of pancake shaped rocks stacked on top of each other. Apparently sometimes during high tide, the water rushes up through the caverns made by the rocks and creates "blow holes", shooting water meters into the air. Unfortunately at this time of year high tide is at night, and they require the right kind of winds.
After looking at the rocks I went for a two hour hike through the rainforest. At the end of the trail, there was a cave, which I did not go into due to lack-of-flashlight. But, it was still worth the walk. The hike wasn't easy and I even had to take off my socks and shoes at one point to walk through the river. After an hour nap in the car I took a last walk around the Pancake Rocks, got in the car, and drove back to Greymouth. Another good day :)
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