Westport & Mahinapua
The city of Westport was the next stop, again famous for
surfing and kayaking.
In the evening we made a bonfire and had lots of fun
talking and stargazing. What a beautiful starry night sky they have here! I
managed to get the shot I was dreaming of since seeing the night sky for the
first time months ago!
I was very lucky to be confirmed for the bus out of Westport
the morning of our departure. I’ve been on the waitlist for that bus for days,
and it wasn’t sure that I’d be on the bus when I show up in the morning, but
luckily I was. We drove to Lake
Mahinapua that day, a small place that only Kiwi drives to. The hotel is
exclusive for Kiwi guests and didn’t even had a guest kitchen so dinner and
breakfast was included. This is the worst stop Kiwi drives you to, the meals
were horrible, dinner with meat was some dry,fibrous pork with pork skin and a
sauce that tasted like nothing, aswell as tin-vegetables and potatoes. The
potatoes were the best part, I just couldn’t eat the meat. The vegetarian menu
was the same tin vegetables with a bit of salad on it. In the morning we got
pancakes with bacon, somebody already said they are probably bought pre-made
and just nee heating up. She was right! The first load emptied just before me,
and they heated up another tray for 2 minutes. While I saw some people taking a
bunch of pancakes and heaps of bacon, I had one pice each and that was enough.
That night ‚we‘ had a dress-up party and I didn’t participate, the motto was
abc-everything but clothes and I don’t like dressing up, partys, drinking
alcohol and I hate it even more when people try to convince you with prizes
for the best costumes!

A black swan
Those eels can grow up to 2 metres length!!
I recently tried out the Panorama tool in Lightroom
Most lakes here have crystal clear water
The shot I really wanted to take for month. The southern cross are the four at the top with a yellow one, the two bright ones below are the "Pointer stars" to the southern cross. And by the way, unlike the north star over the north pole the southern cross isn't completely above the south pole but more to the left
(Mahinapua to Franz Josef)
Cape Foulwind
Weka, the Kiwi's little cousin
Why did they took Hamburg (18,123km) on this sign?!
A group of New Zealand fur seals
Pancake Rocks, originally underground caves that came up high above the surface
A low cloud
Better put some warm clothes on for the next post, its getting cold :p
Hope you enjoyed this post and my pictures,
Katharina
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