Hokitika Gorge in flood

Hokitika Gorge in floodMay 2016South Island, NZ

It rains on the Coast!!

We had a metre in less than a monthwhilst I was there

The drive along

It as actually raining quite well a we ambled down the track

We got somewhat lost in the rain first it was all lovely!!

How the Gorge happened(1)

How the Gorge happened(2)

The noise of the flooded gorge was all around. .

Negative ions galore!!!

A (very) little more sound effects

Very small amount of soundbut you get the idea . .

River in flood

Looking up (left) and down (right) the river from a viewing platform

A wet husband

A highlight of my year . .

Absolutely gorgeous mist, river noise, negative ions and bird song . .

The turquoise river wasnt this day .

Glacial fed, this day it was an angry mass of suspended rock particles in a hurry to get to the sea

From a bridge

Swing bridge . .

From the swing bridge (imagine the noise!!)

It was raining . .

Stunning negative ions

Uprooted tree

Coming home the sun came out to go down . . colour in the day!!

Where we buy the raw milk a dam with sunset