We left the Baxters and drove with the Girls back to Westport where we wanted to show then where we lived and worked. They were quite impressed with how friendly our coworkers are! We did not have but one night here so of course we dined at the Dennison Dog and enjoyed the local fish. The next day we were of on our adventures, including a stop at our favorite walk Cape Foulwind
Because, after all, how can you pass up the opportunity to watch fur seal pups! They are already so much larger than our first visit when we had just arrived.
From there we continued south and enjoyed again the Pancake rocks and the blow holes at Punakaiki and Truman Track through the rainforest down to a pebble beach.
Our goal was to drive part way to the glaciers and Kayak the next day at OKarito lagoon to see the White Herons. Hokitika made for a perfect stop
We stayed right by the beach with a sweet little drift wood art sculpture display. But one of the most amazing travel coincidences of our lives, in the Hokitika grocery store , Carolyn ran into friends of ours from Boulder, Kay and Jack Fellows. We had no idea they were traveling in New Zealand. The odds of running into a neighbor in a little off the beaten track town 8000 miles from home is quite Low, we could not believe it. We enjoyed evening tea, actually take out fish and chips and wine, and then caught a beautiful sunset from Hokitika beach.
Then we checked out the glow worms. You will just have to take my word for it, but imagine a star filled night sky stuck under some heavy rainforest canopy.
We left the Baxters and drove with the Girls back to Westport where we wanted to show then where we lived and worked. They were quite impressed with how friendly our coworkers are! We did not have but one night here so of course we dined at the Dennison Dog and enjoyed the local fish. The next day we were of on our adventures, including a stop at our favorite walk Cape Foulwind
Because, after all, how can you pass up the opportunity to watch fur seal pups! They are already so much larger than our first visit when we had just arrived. 
From there we continued south and enjoyed again the Pancake rocks and the blow holes at Punakaiki and Truman Track through the rainforest down to a pebble beach. 
Our goal was to drive part way to the glaciers and Kayak the next day at OKarito lagoon to see the White Herons. Hokitika made for a perfect stop
We stayed right by the beach with a sweet little drift wood art sculpture display. But one of the most amazing travel coincidences of our lives, in the Hokitika grocery store , Carolyn ran into friends of ours from Boulder, Kay and Jack Fellows. We had no idea they were traveling in New Zealand. The odds of running into a neighbor in a little off the beaten track town 8000 miles from home is quite Low, we could not believe it. We enjoyed evening tea, actually take out fish and chips and wine, and then caught a beautiful sunset from Hokitika beach.
Then we checked out the glow worms. You will just have to take my word for it, but imagine a star filled night sky stuck under some heavy rainforest canopy.
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