Continuing on from Charleston we chug on down the coast calling in to the unsign-posted and little heralded Hatter Bay,

Then another beach

and the push on to Punakaiki to check out the famous Pancake rocks.

We arrived late afternoon in drizzling rain but made a dash around the short circuit walk, before camping nearby and coming back the next morning in what we thought would be “better light”. TBH the rainy afternoon photos picked up the contrasts and colours much better.

We then drive through to Hokitika gorge