Hi, guys! I am back again for the next journey. After check out from Hokitika Holiday Park. Did I tell you there is a small zip line in the Holiday Park? We happily play until we feel satisfied only we leave the park. let me show you the videos of us playing the zip line.
As you can see, we play the zip line, more than 3 times I think. After we satisfied then we leave to the Hokitika town to look for jades. Actually New Zealand quite famous for their New Zealand Jade. In Hokitika, there is a lot of jade shop around the town, So Danny decided to have a look and buy one if there is something nice.
After loitering around the town he didn’t found any jade to buy then we leave to the beach side.
If you pass by to Hokitika, please drop by to this beach side. As you can see, they purposely make this to the tourist to take pictures as their landmark. Of course, we did take some pictures too. As an evidence that we been here before! Groupies with the landmark is a must! Spend around an hour here and took a quick lunch at Clock Tower Cafe. Order a cup of Mochaccino, Latte and hot chocolate serves with scone and sandwich. 
After the break, our next destination is Hokitika Gorge. A really famous and amazing attraction for tourist. From Hokitika beach to Hokitika Gorge around 34KM which took us about 40 minutes driving from town to Hokitika Gorge. When you reach there is you still need to walk a small distance until you reach the exact location.
Look! how amazing is the scene right? By the time we went is really cold there. So, every one of us wearing so thick! But the scene totally worth it. Just beware that there is a lot of sandflies. If you really want to go, just put on long sleeve and long pant and apply insect repellent too. The Sandflies is everywhere in New Zealand especially seaside, beaches river and they are active during summer. But when we visit there it is a winter season already but still a lot of sandflies. So, I have no idea why they are still active there. if you get bit by the sandflies then really congratulation you got a jackpot. Anyway, we spend an hour here to take pictures and walk around loitering around then back to the car continue the journey again.
While on the way to Franz Josef we stop by a lake name Lake Ianthe. All the way from Hokitika Gorge to Lake Ianthe took us 2 hours drive. Actually, we didn’t plan any itinerary at all for this journey. Along the drive, when we found any lookout point along the road side, we will stop down and have a look. So this is one of the lookout points that surprise us a lot. From here, I noticed that most of the lake is actually reflect like a mirror. Such a beautiful scene. This is what we call to expect the unexpected.
We spend a long time here because the guys are playing with the stone. They throw the stone fly over the surface of the lake and make the stone jump. Wendall successfully make it jump for 8 times! how talented he is. As this is our last stop here, so they spend more time here to play around. while I am taking photos for billion times just because I think I may capture some things nice and special. Maybe? hahaha! However, after this lake, we then drive all the way to the accommodation located in Franz Josef. Same things booked through Airbnb and stayed for a night. That all for the journey to Franz Josef, next day going to be an amazing day! stay turn! xoxo
•••Information Corner •••
♠ Hokitika Beach Walk♠
♠ Clock Tower Cafe ♠
Address: 41 Weld St, Hokitika 7810, New Zealand
Contact Number : +64 3755 7737
Business Hours :
Monday – Sunday 6.30am – 4pm
♠ Hokitika Gorge ♠
Address: Kokatahi 7881, New Zealand
Hours: Open 24 Hours
♠ Lake Ianthe ♠
Address: Lake Ianthe, Harihari 7884, New Zealand
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