Punakaiki Pancake Rocks + Denniston Mine, West Coast | South Island New Zealand Road Trip Vlog 2/4

The South Island of NZ is filled with incredible scenery. This vlog continues on from our previous vlog where we flew from Auckland to Christchurch, then drove along the stunning Great Alpine Highway to get to the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

We stopped in Greymouth for the night and stayed at a newly renovated 1 bedroom self-contained unit which was very clean, comfy and spacious. Wayne was a warm and friendly host that came over to greet us when we arrived and made us feel very welcomed at their place.

Wayne & Lynette's Airbnb
https://www.airbnb.co.nz/rooms/28205057

With luck on our side, we had great weather and were able to enjoy the spectacular Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes walk located in Paparoa National Park. Unfortunately despite being there at high tide, we didn't get to see any of the blowholes spraying water but it was still such an awesome place to visit and see the incredible natural rock formations that really do resemble pancakes.

Apparently they're at their best around high tide when there is a south-westerly swell so you can use this link to check out what time to go and try your luck:
https://www.metservice.com/marine/reg...

For lunch we stopped in the small town of Westport at a roadside stall called Gado Gado which serves delicious, authentic, and traditional Indonesian food (as well as some other cuisines) but the lady who cooks the food is Indonesian so we had to try it especially since the place had rave reviews. It was super yum!

Gado Gado
Address: 298 Palmerston Street, Westport 7825
Hours: Mon–Wed & Fri 11am–6pm
Thu 12pm–6pm
Sat & Sun 12–5pm

Our last stop was Denniston. Denniston was once a leading coal mining town where families lived in extreme and challenging conditions. Denniston Incline was a true engineering feat using gravity to transport the coal wagons. It's a steep drive up the mountain to get to it but the views from the top are magnificent and it was really interesting to see the coal mining relics. We were very lucky with clear weather too as it started raining heavily after we left.

Check out our other vlogs from this road trip here:

South Island NZ Vlog 1
   • Christchurch & The Great Alpine Highw...  

South Island NZ Vlog 3
   • Te Waikoropupu Springs & The Grove - ...  

South Island NZ Vlog 4
   • Incredible Ngarua Caves + Sunny Nelso...  

#westcoast #southisland #newzealand #nz #punakaiki #denniston

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VLOG DATE: 27 May 2021
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