Buller Gorge

 Buller Gorge.

                                       

 Our first stop to walk the Truman Track which leads to a marine nature reserve.   

                                        

The view in the opposite direction.

The bay at the end of the track

An information board detailing some of the plants.

A tree festooned with ferns.

An information bord on just one os several plants and trees that were picked out for special attention.

A view of a Northern Rata.

A Red Pine.

We left the coast road and cut across land to head up the Buller River and the Buller Gorge. The river is not the longest but drains a large area and has the fastest flow rate of any river in New Zealand. This is looking back to where the road has been cut into the cliff. There is a pole on the river side of the road showing how high the river can rise.

A close up of the pole.

For perspective, the yellow marker is at the level of the cab roof of this tanker.

Our morning stop for coffee.

A quirky symbol of Berlins Cafe, a giant sand fly holding a knife and fork on top of an old boiler.

We passed the Mitchell's Gully Gold Mine but didn't stop until we reached Murchison. It was relocated here after an earthquake destroyed the original town in 1968. We reached our campsite that afternoon in Marahau to explore Abel Tasman National Park.