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Halesy's Global Adventure - the Surf Trip of a Lifetime - masses of photos from Halesy's travels and reports of good places to stay, surfing beaches and much, much more .....

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Halesy's Global Adventure
- the Surf Trip of a Lifetime




..... Halesy left behind him England, Saunton Sands, Cfer, Wedge and a great many friends, when he flew out to Miami at the start of his Global Adventure at the beginning of 2002     (see index)

He's just arrived home! - the last few trip reports will be on line soon and meanwhile we've added masses of new photos to previous reports - see bottom of page for links to Picture Libraries.


The story continues...............
HOKITIKA - GREYMOUTH - PUNAKAIKI - WESTPORT - PUNAKAIKI - PANCAKE ROCKS - ARTHER'S PASS - CHRISTCHURCH - FOLEY TOWERS - LITTLETON - SUMNER - TAYLOR'S MISTAKE - NELSON - LEWIS PATH - HANMER SPRINGS THERMAL PARK - THE PALACE HOSTEL


NEWS # 049


Hi everyone!

Wednesday dawns bright. Today I will travel to Punakaiki and cover about the same distance as I covered a few days previously. My first stop is Hokitika about an hour and a half's drive away. Hokitika is the centre of New Zealand's Greenstone mining industry and I very much hope that I'll find some good examples of carving here, for my friends. However, despite much searching, I am unable to find any that I like.

the West Coast road - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

the West Coast road

It's nice to see the sea again though it has that muddy brown colour, so common at home. I follow the coast through Greymouth and past Punakaiki and head towards Westport, checking out all the beaches along the way. Some look to have great potential but there's not a surfer in sight anywhere. Once again, I wish that I was not travelling on my own.

Greymouth surf - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Greymouth surf



Punakaiki - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Punakaiki

I reach Westport at around five but decide to return to Punakaiki for the night, having first checked that there is space at the hostel. The drive back takes about an hour and I check into the beach hostel, a great place right next to the beach. The surf is roaring and I chill out before retiring early.

Westport, still a long way from home - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Westport, still a long way from home



Westport surf, small and empty - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Westport surf, small and empty

The next day is once again fine and the views from the hostel are fantastic. It has a huge balcony which overlooks the beach. No-one is surfing and it looks about five feet. I decide not to surf alone and, after breakfast, I walk to Pancake Rocks, an unusual geological formation made of limestone. In many areas, the rock has been undercut by the sea and there are blowholes where the sea forces its way out through the rock. They are spectacular and I arrive at high tide to see them to their full effect.

the Blowholes, Punakaiki - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

the Blowholes, Punakaiki



Punakaiki Beach, could almost be Morocco - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Punakaiki Beach, could almost be Morocco



deserted perfection - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

deserted perfection



beach sculpture, West Coast - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

beach sculpture, West Coast



empty point breaks - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

empty point breaks



..... and beaches - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

..... and beaches



..... and beaches - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

..... and beaches

I then head back to Greymouth and take State Highway 73, through Arther's Pass, to Christchurch. Thankfully, the weather is with me once again and it is only as I get close to Christchurch, that the rain starts. The road, however, is fantastic and I enjoy the drive, with it taking less than three hours to go from the West Coast to the East.

Arthur's Pass road - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Arthur's Pass road



Arthur's Pass road - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

Arthur's Pass road



..... and river - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

..... and river

On arriving in Christchuch, I head for Stonehurst Hostel and meet my friend Tammy. Unfortunately, the hostel is full and I move to Foley Towers, for the next few nights.

I spend the next few days chilling in Christchuch and getting a little more up-to-date with my mail. On Saturday, I meet Daniel, from Fiji and we go for a few beers. He's off to a party with Ceisha, that evening and we agree to meet up the next day at ten, to go in search of surf.

The next morning I check out of the hostel and tell the guy on reception that Daniel will be along soon and can I play the hostel piano until he arrives. The guy says no problem and I head off. Daniel arrives and the guy tells him I've left! Thankfully, I am able to call him before he has gone too far.

We head out to Littleton, Sumner and Taylor's Mistake but the surf is small. It has huge potential and I wish that it was better today. I vow to come back this way in the future. We then return to Christchurch and Ceisha comes round. Daniel cooks tea and I stay with them for the night.

The next day and I'm off to Nelson, via the Lewis Pass. Once again, I've got many miles to cover and the weather stays fine all the way. I cut through the centre of the country and past Hanmer Springs thermal park. It takes me most of the day and I arrive in Nelson at four in the afternoon. I find The Palace Hostel with no problem. It is a fantastic Victorian villa which overlooks the town. The staff are great and it costs six pounds a night and that includes breakfast! I'll stay here for two nights and catch the midday ferry to Wellington.

the Palace Hostel, Nelson - photo copyright Halesy's Global Adventure Picture Library - click here to reach the PL index with links to all pictures on site

the Palace Hostel, Nelson

I do some more mailing the next day and start to catalogue my photos, which will probably take for ever ..... I recover from the driving and crash out early.

Seeya,

Halesy



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