Wednesday 12th February

 Such poor internet so difficult to post. Trying this to see if anything will load 


Wednesday 


Headed towards the small town of Reefton. Called in to Greymouth on the coast. It seemed a quiet little place despite being the largest town on the west coast.  Picked up some stores and got back on the road. The landscape changed as the mountains became more distant and there was a lot more farm land. Big open skies with white fluffy clouds … perfect. We stopped for a picnic. Eventually arrived at Reefton. It was like driving into an old cowboy town…It’s a thriving country town and makes a lot from the tourists passing  through. This is gold rush country …it was mined in this area from 1905.


Set up camp then had a walk round town, stopping for a beer in a local hostelry. 










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