Reefton to Hokatika

"Rain before seven, fine by eleven" - I have always believed this saying and yet again it proved to be true.  We started the day in pouring rain and spent a very wet half an hour gold panning at Slab Hut Creek but by the time we had driven on to Nelson Creek and hour later for a spot more gold panning the sun was out.  No luck with the gold panning but we had a spectacular drive all the way to Hokatika.  We stopped for lunch in the Station Cafe at Moana on the edge of Brunner Lake before taking the scenic route round the lake along a gravel road to Hokatika.

Gold panning in the rain

And in the sun

Moana Station - we did see a train pass through

Brunner Lake from Moana

Brunner Lake Yacht Club Boat Park

Brunner Lake from the opposite side

Hokitika Beach