This morning we hiked up Iron Mountain just outside Wanaka. It was very hot but that brought out the scent of the wild herbs.
The circular track brought us down the "back" of the mountain which was very rocky.
Just opposite was Puzzling World, a very entertaining and disorientating experience.
In the afternoon we drove to Haast, a small remote settlement between the rain forest and the Tasman Sea. We passed some beautiful mountains, lakes and meadows.
At one place we walked down to a waterfall and were amused to see these small stone towers built by visitors. We added to the constructions.
Just as we were approaching Haast Pass, we caught sight of Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand, in the distance.
In the late afternoon we walked along the virtually deserted Haast Beach where we saw lots of enormous pieces of driftwood and endured lots of annoying sandflies.
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