This is the last episode of our trip. We went to Labrynth Rock Park and the Grove in Takaka. This park is the best know example of karst geology in the southern hemisphere. You can easily spend an hour getting lost in these rocks. What is so cool is that folks bring toys and things to place in and on the rocks. It's nice that the management at this park appreciate the humor in this and don't remove these "artifacts" (unlike the Highway Department in Austin removing the Christmas decorations on Hwy. 360)
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| Heart-shaped lichen on this tree - how cute! |
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| This sheep was across from the car park. I think this guy needs to be shaved! |
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| Yet another one. |
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| This was on a hike in the Grove |
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| My turn! |
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| Ernie saying goodbye at the Grove |
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The following photos can't help but put a smile on your face.
The other interesting thing on this trip were the one lane bridges. While these were not new to us (encountered them on previous trips here), we never crossed so many in a single trip. We crossed 40 one lane bridges. Ernie has pointed out that we really crossed 20 bridges twice - once going and once coming back. Yes even one lane bridges on the gravel roads!
Last but not least. I've talked about different kinds of food in the stores and some of the items we have not been able to find - dill pickles being one of them. Well, we went to the grocery store in Nelson and found dill pickles. Only they are not called dill pickles - they are called Sour Sweet Gherkins. Go figure!
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