Saturday, March 5, 2010

The hostel in Greymouth was ok.  The room was small and we shared a bath with many others. (not at the same time!)  We headed out of Greymouth on Highway 6 heading south.  We had a lot of rain so the scenery was not a clear as it had been the previous day.

I had mentioned earlier the large number of one lane bridges.  This one

is even more practical - the railway shares the one lane bridge with 

vehicle traffic - who has the right away?  haha easy question!

We stopped in the town of Hokitika on the way south.  Hokitika has many nice

shops featuring jade which is mined nearby,

The center of Hokitka - clock tower.

We met the couple who owned this Morgan.  They told us they had 

attended a Morgan Rally of which there were about 35 Morgan's

from all over the world touring both islands.  We had seen a caravan

of them on our first day on the south island.

This Morgan is a 2011 - yes they are still making them.

The first Morgan rolled was made in 1911 making the company 100 years old!

This picture is taken on the beach in Hokitika.  It was covered with debris

from the heavy seas and waves.

Someone had spelled out the word "Hokitika" with some of the debris

from the beach.

Beach at Hokitika - very dark sand.

We are about to climb the trail to see the glacier in Franz Joseph.

Joel is asking this woman if she knows where to buy any of

the antler powder.

The glacier near the town of Franz Jospeh

Joel feeling the effects of his lunch!

Reg at the glacier

There were many small waterfalls near the site of the glacier.

We had lunch in a nice little restaurant called "Full of Beans"

There were several artists featured in the restaurant, this one

painted the group "Doors" on two car doors".

Would love to have it hanging in my rec room but they wouldn't

fit in my suitcase!  Sorry Jim Morrison

I went to mass at Our Lady of the Alps.

Counting the priest and the woman who watched over the church, 

there were 7 of us at mass.

We had a very nice dinner in an English Pub called Alice May.  

Alice shot her husband four times after he jilted her after she suffered a miscarriage.

There was a public outcry for her release from jail with many thousands of 

people signing petitions.  She was freed after serving 12 years in prison.  Married

and had several children.  One of her descendants is a partner in the restaurant.