Sep 16, 2009 - Día 14: Hokitika - Haast

Hoy el laguito ha resultado no ser tan espectacular como el de ayer, pero no estaba mal. Y como ya se está haciendo de noche, seguimos palante, hacia Haast, a unos 120 km. ... Ahora estamos en un camping, en Haast, donde hemos conseguido internet wifi, así que hemos podido quedarnos en la frago con el portátil, desde donde estamos escribiendo. ... Hala, se acabó, que hay que cenar.Hoy el laguito ha resultado no ser tan espectacular como el de ayer, pero no estaba mal. Y como ya se está haciendo de noche, seguimos palante, hacia Haast, a unos 120 km. ... Ahora estamos en un camping, en Haast, donde hemos conseguido internet wifi, así que hemos podido quedarnos en la frago con el portátil, desde donde estamos escribiendo. ... Hala, se acabó, que hay que cenar....

Jul 20, 2009 - Haast

This morning kicked off with a walk around Lake Matheson which is famous for its reflective views of the Southern Alps and Mount Cook in particular.This morning kicked off with a walk around Lake Matheson which is famous for its reflective views of the Southern Alps and Mount Cook in particular....

Oct 7, 2008 - Hokitika - Haast

Depart Hokitika: 2580 km (09.25 and we're in a pretty crummy motor park in Haast, which is basically a collection of dwellings, a fuel stop and an empty, tiny supermarket and nothing going on. ... So here we are in rocking Haast. ... We were expecting more to be honest.Depart Hokitika: 2580 km (09.25 and we're in a pretty crummy motor park in Haast, which is basically a collection of dwellings, a fuel stop and an empty, tiny supermarket and nothing going on. ... So here we are in rocking Haast. ... We were expecting more to be honest....

Feb 29, 2008 - Fox Glacier to Haast

Traveling today. Fox Glacier to Haast, February 29, 2008 We were up early as usual and down to breakfast at 8 o'clock. ... We stopped at the Haast DOC Info Centre and were impressed with the setting of the building in the wetland area as well as the displays inside. ... It was lunchtime so we stopped at the bar/café nearby and appreciated the cozy fireplace on the dreary day.Traveling today. Fox Glacier to Haast, February 29, 2008 We were up early as usual and down to breakfast at 8 o'clock. ... We stopped at the Haast DOC Info Centre and were impressed with the setting of the building in the wetland area as well as the displays inside. ... It was lunchtime so we stopped at the bar/café nearby and appreciated the cozy fireplace on the dreary day....

Feb 20, 2008 - Jade, rain forests and glaciers

Back on the bus to Hokitika, where we visited a jade factory (and of course showroom). We continued on to Haast, a very small isolated village. ... It consisted of a motel, bar/restaurant and gas station.Back on the bus to Hokitika, where we visited a jade factory (and of course showroom). We continued on to Haast, a very small isolated village. ... It consisted of a motel, bar/restaurant and gas station....

Nov 21, 2007 - Fox Glacier to Haast South Island 11th to 12th November 2007

After a coffee stop we were on our way down SH 6 to Haast our next destination. ... This viewing spot marks where the Haast road was eventually opened in 1965. ... It was now beginning to rain very heavy so we drove on to Haast and found a camp site, positioning our van within easy distance for running to the amenities block. ...

Nov 3, 2007 - The Road to Lake Moeraki

Day 28 On the Road to Moeraki.Day 28 On the Road to Moeraki....

Aug 24, 2007 - There is life after a heli-hike

After the heli-hike we drove on through Haast to a campsite that is the last one on the west coast before the mountains and the fiords. ... After a late breakfast we drove over the Haast pass which has only been built since the early 1960s. ... I had a great (?) idea at the top of the pass to leave the bikes and drive to the bottom as there was a historic bridle path which they used to use to cross the mountains and sounded like a good to walkback to the top and hopefully the bikes.After the heli-hike we drove on through Haast to a campsite that is the last one on the west coast before the mountains and the fiords. ... After a late breakfast we drove over the Haast pass which has only been built since the early 1960s. ... I had a great (?) idea at the top of the pass to leave the bikes and drive to the bottom as there was a historic bridle path which they used to use to cross the mountains and sounded like a good to walkback to the top and hopefully the bikes....

Jul 11, 2007 - Haast

After we left Wanaka we headed up the west coast and up to the town of Haast. ... Haast has a landscape which is dominated by green rainforests, and lots of waterfalls with many just a few minutes walk from the roadside. ... We stopped here for lunch and had a bit of a rest before heading off up the coast to Fox Glacier.After we left Wanaka we headed up the west coast and up to the town of Haast. ... Haast has a landscape which is dominated by green rainforests, and lots of waterfalls with many just a few minutes walk from the roadside. ... We stopped here for lunch and had a bit of a rest before heading off up the coast to Fox Glacier....

Dec 30, 2006 - Glaciers

We made it today to Haast. ... We ended up getting a place at Haast but paid through the nose for it. ... $150 for not all that much.We made it today to Haast. ... We ended up getting a place at Haast but paid through the nose for it. ... $150 for not all that much....

Nov 16, 2006 - Lake Hawea to Haast, New Zealand

After a long drive back up north from Milford Sound, we stopped overnight in a caravan park on the edge of Lake Hawea. We set off early the next morning towards Haast and the drive north brought yet another change of scenery! The ultra blue turquoise lakes and snow capped peaks were replaced by grey stoney beaches and rugged coastline. ... Washed up by the crashing waves were hundreds of pieces of driftwood.After a long drive back up north from Milford Sound, we stopped overnight in a caravan park on the edge of Lake Hawea. We set off early the next morning towards Haast and the drive north brought yet another change of scenery! The ultra blue turquoise lakes and snow capped peaks were replaced by grey stoney beaches and rugged coastline. ... Washed up by the crashing waves were hundreds of pieces of driftwood....

Jun 21, 2006 - Fox Glacier

Our next stop was to be Fox glacier which was a tiny small place with not much going on, apart from regular power cuts, but the place to visit the glaciers from.Our next stop was to be Fox glacier which was a tiny small place with not much going on, apart from regular power cuts, but the place to visit the glaciers from....