Punakaiki Rocks, Seaweed and Wekas

Still pressing southwards from Westport we arrived at the famous Punakaiki (Pancake) Rocks.  We were extremely impressed with the vast network of well constructed paths, stairways and viewing platforms providing excellent viewing of all the different features.  Even though we are almost at the end of the summer tourist season, it was definitely foreign-tourist city here.  We haven’t encountered any Kiwi tourists yet!

The classic postcard view of Punakaiki Rocks. (Gosh, I get to shoot a  lot of rocks, don’t you think?)	The massive blowhole wasn’t blowing today, but the Surge Pool was in violent performance mode	a different side of things (Linz thinks this is Gorilla-like (??))
Fascinating thick and lengthy seaweed is attached to all lower rocks	It really must be dyna-bolted on to survive the current created by the tremendous tidal surges	Gettin’ a head