My second part of the weekend took me from Christchurch over the Southern Alps to Greymouth on the South Island's West Coast!
It is a very rough countryside but really beautiful - with lots of Nikau palms, ferns and cliffs! But have a look yourselves:
At the foot of the Southern Alps. It had just rained the night before so we had a thin layer of snow on the mountains... =)
It was sunny but freezing cold and misty. We might have had around -2 degrees which is even colder on a fast train!
But still, we could see the snow-capped mountains and the countryside was just AMAZING!!!
Just behind Arthur's Pass - the Gateway to the West Coast. The countryside is already much greener and seems friendlier!
Arriving at Lake Brunner
In Greymouth, we stayed with Matt's cousin Laura McIlroy. She showed us around:
The former Brunner Mine - destroyed by a coal dust explosion in 1896! Around 60 people died.
Shantytown - a former gold-digger town, today it is a museum!
Goldpanning - of course they put some gold in the pan for you to keep!
So, that's Greymouth! Thanks to Laura McIlroy and Patrick Sweeney! Enjoyed staying with you guys!
Chris...tian
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