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Episode 6: Arthur’s Pass, West Coast

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Episode 6: Arthur’s Pass, West Coast

Song of the episode: Couldn’t Make It Any Harder (Sabrina Carpenter)

Listen to episode 6 here
Bonus audio: your mediation minute of the day – waves on Gillespies Beach
Hiking Bealey Spur at Arthur’s Pass – braided river check
Don’t get it? Obviously you’re team Jacob then… (also don’t feed kea mini burgers pls)
View from the office, I mean, hut… what’s the difference at this point?
Two moods of New Zealand
Moment of glee captured on camera
Approaching pass 1 of 3 on Edwards-Hawdon route: Taruahuna Pass
If this bubble rock had a sound what would it be?? Just one of many trail questions
Couloirs: not just for skiing
Looking up Tarn Couloir, pass 2 of 3
The beauty rewarded after the pain – view from top of Tarn Col
Slayer squad atop Tarn Col
New LinkedIn profile photo
Tramping near Tarn Col’s namesake
Descending along unnamed creek with view of unnamed peak – how can such beautiful things remain unnamed? Maybe it’s even better that way…
Rock wren seen in creek descending from Tarn Col
View from pass 3 of 3 on Edwards-Hawdon: Walker Pass
Reward after a rainy day: rainbow on the descent from Walker Pass 🙂
New whip who dis…. Little boat on the beach in Punakaiki
Punakaiki sunset
Glow worms!
Jurassic park set or Paparoa? Or both?
Punakaiki pancake rocks at sunset
Hokitika Gorge – I was a good boy and listened to the no swimming sign even though I really wanted to
Rocks at Gillespies Beach
My fav sign in NZ so far, at Franz Josef Glacier
Typical NZ bridge, on trail to Roberts Point (Franz Josef Glacier viewpoint)
Franz Josef Glacier as seen thru my binos
Kidney ferns on Roberts Point trail

As promised last episode, photos from my art journal from my time in Nelson Lakes and Kaikoura, art from Arthur’s Pass and West Coast coming soon!

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    Lisa Williams

    I’m enjoying your blog posts as a brief respite from the craziness going on here. I don’t know if I will ever get to New Zealand, so thanks for indulging us armchair tourists.

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