Our goal after our UnderWorld Adventure was to go to Motueka and hang out there for couple days so we had to get back on the road again.
First place where we randomly stopped was Buller George Swing Bridge. We took a good look at the river and the activities they offer and Martins decided that he want's to check out the bridge and view from it so he did...
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| Buller George Swing Bridge |
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| Buller River, New Zealand |
There are many things to do in this place if you come here as a family with kids, but because we are here to see as much as we can then we had just a quick look at this place.
The main destination before dark was Lake Rotoroa and because everything is so close here in New Zealand then it was easy to see and do many things in one day. When we arrived at Lake Rotoroa there was only one camper van in the parking lot and we where a little bit surprised because of this fact. The lake is beautiful and view is stunning but no people around...
We where thinking about late lunch by the lake and when we where starting to look for a good pick nick place by the lake we found out why here are no people... :D Very simple - People don't like mosquitoes and they are here - everywhere! :) So instead of having a lunch here we had some light snacks and quick look at the Lake Rotoroa.
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| Lake Rotoroa |
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| Martins on a pier at Lake Rotoroa |
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| View to the Lake Rotoroa |
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| Swan Family at Lake Rotoroa |
After we fed some ducks and swans we where back on the road and on our way to Motueka. The road took us over mountains with great view to the New Zealand forest.
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| Hoppe Saddle lookout |
At the Hoppe Saddle lookout we found out that this Ancient Forest / Big Bush is the largest area of natural beech forest growing on Moutere gravel, and contains stands of all five species of New Zealand beech. Ridges and gullies in the lowest lying areas to the north side of the forest grow the hardwood silver beech, kamahi and rimu. Moving south and higher, there are stands of black beech. Further south and on the highest ridges are red and mountain beeches. Big Bush is drier than other forest remnats in the region, having only about 1500 mm of rain a year compared with 2400 mm around Reefton. This has enabled hard beech to establish on ridges and faces at higher altitudes.
After this lookout we didn't had any important stops in our way but when we arrived in Motueka we saw this one sign that caught our attention...
Where we went and what we did next see HERE!
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