Franz Josef up to Westport

We stayed at our best Holiday Park so far in Franz Josef. It is called the Rainforest Holiday Park and it was right in the town of Franz Josef. The site was beautiful - it did feel like a rainforest. It was right down the street from the Glacier Hot Pools and it had the Monsoon restaurant on the property, where the Lamb Shanks were the best! Rob's Bangers and Mash were first rate as well.  

The Franz Josef Glacier was an imposing view of nature's power. Its extreme vertical has cut deep through the valley.  While sitting looking at this magnificent site another part of glacier slid off the terminal edge.

Our travels took us up the West Coast Scenic Highway to The Pancake Rocks where the tidal force of the Tasman Sea has eroded the limestone rock and created blowholes on this part of the coastline. Witnessing the power of the sea was thrilling.