Today was ostensibly a travel day during which we stopped several times en route to Punakaiki. Our first stop was at Split Apple Rock whose name says it all. We continued to the Nelson Lakes National Park where we paused for a 1-hour hike at Lake Rotoiti and lunch. Lunch did not include the 4-foot-long freshwater eels which abound here.

Finally, we made our way to the west coast and the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki. Click on the image below to fully understand where the name comes from.

This evening we are staying in a cabin by the ocean. It will not be remembered as one of our better accommodations, but the view from the beach at sunset was pretty hard to beat.