Don't be such a blowhole

punakaiki pancake rocks
Originally uploaded by KimAnna.

The exhiliration of the zip line went to our heads-- we drove long into the night (9pm) and found ourselves searching for a place to stay in the dark and cold rain. After finding a hippie hostel in Punakaiki, we beat some Brits in a rousing game of Scrabble. The next morning we awoke to find that we were just feet from the beach. Our first stop in Punakaiki was the famous Pancake Rocks and blowholes, which really blew (in a good way). You can't tell from our photos, but it was very dramatic with lots of crashing waves and strange ocean noises.