Westport to Lake Rotohiti

The weathermen promised dirty work was afoot but we got up on Day 3 and it was grey but not raining.  We left the west coast of New Zealand and headed back inland through thick timber forests; some standing, some chopped.  In comparison to what we had seen the previous two days this was not spectacular scenery but still quite pleasant.

Lake Rotohiti

Lake Rotohiti is quite special though.  I went for a walk by the lake as it was getting dark.  The woods around the lake are full of bellbirds which make a very pleasant sound.  It was all you could hear around the lake as everything else was quiet, there certainly weren't any people around.