adventurethroughtravel: April 14th, Nelson to Greymouth April 14th

While I went to the gym and had a haircut, and Howard was doing banking, Dave was off getting his tire repaired. It was another beautiful sunny day as we headed off at 10:00 towards Murchison and even though we had driven this road before it was still a fantastic. After the obligatory latte in Murchison, we charged down the Lower Buller highway.

Rain clouds loomed off the coast and as we pulled into Westport, it started to spit. Howard put on his rain gear and we headed down the coast. We had intervals of rain, mist and fog and we couldn’t push it through the corners. There was a swell in the ocean, but despite endless miles of beaches, no surfers were taking advantage of the breaks. The west coast of New Zealand is known for a lot of rain, but as a consequence it is incredibly green. Little of the vegetation looks similar to Canada however, other than the occasional pine.
By the time we got to Greymouth it was raining quite hard. Our accommodation had kitchen facilities and off we went shopping. Howard, a former chef and restaurant owner, cooked the meal and it was a delight to watch him prepare food. He cleans all utensils as he finishes with then and he is constantly bobbing and weaving as he is preparing the food. When I get back to Cattales 2, I will try the same body language in the galley!