We resisted the urge to stay longer and headed for the coast through the Haast Pass. The forecast was rain but it never really happened. The gorge at the Gates of Haast was immense and judging by the amount of water in the river it had certainly rained recently. North of Haast we diverted to see the Fox Glacier. We've seen glaciers before but not with palm trees in the background.
We stopped for the night at Hokitika, at a campsite on the beach, and just across the road from the Glowworm Dell. The rain arrived during the night so we didn't hang about in the morning. It was on up the coast, past some spectacular scenery and pounding swell - pictures to follow again! - and improving weather as we crossed back over to Picton. Today we've been walking the outer section of the Queen Charlotte Track, delivered and collected by water taxi, and tomorrow we've booked a double kayak.
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