5 Week Tour - 1, Lake Daniels, Pancake Rocks And The Crazy Roads!

The first trek we did was a lesser known track called Lake Daniels. It was through a really lovely magical forest where you could just imagine little gnomes running around and fairies flying through the air (he wasn't flying but there was Jamie, ha ha ha ha!). The ground was covered in soft squishy moss, and with every step we took it was like walking on a mattress.

At the end of 2 1/2 hours we came out onto a clearing with the DOC hut that we stayed in for the night looking out onto this amazing lake.











We had the place to ourselves so I decided to strip off down to me kecks and jumped off the pier. Nice and refreshing after sweating so much but it was so cold i could only stay in for a couple minuets. The water was so clear. Its pretty much like that everywhere in New Zealand.





















We both decided to invest in a few camping supplies including a cooker. This was the obligatory English stop for a cup'o'char.















Pancake Rocks. We popped up there on the way to smelly Greymouth.












If you havent already noticed, the bridge below is both used for the trains and cars! There wasnt even a barrier to tell you that there was a train coming, you just had to look behind you before you got on there. It was was also just a one lane bridge so you can imagine the traffic jam when a train goes through......traffic jam. What a silly word, you would proberly get two cars, but in New Zealand terms THAT is a traffic jam!