{"id":449,"date":"2014-08-24T10:49:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T17:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/?p=449"},"modified":"2014-08-24T14:51:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T21:51:08","slug":"december-7-motukiekie-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/2014\/08\/24\/december-7-motukiekie-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Motukiekie Beach &#8211; December 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our primary adventure today was to stroll Motukeikei Beach at low tide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Waiting for low tide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-tmBH3vX\/1\/S\/Waiting%20for%20low%20tide-S.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for low tide\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had planned the entire trip around this low tide. We found the pullout easily next to Kararoa Creek. Another campervan pulled in behind us a few minutes later. I was so eager to do this that we arrived a bit early, so we kicked back and wrote in our journals and read for awhile.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Head through arch\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-sLg2nbZ\/2\/S\/Head%20through%20arch-S.jpg\" alt=\"Head through arch\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a bit of a scramble over rocks to get the beach. We could see the seastacks to the south of us and started walking over the wet sand. This beach is underwater at mid and high tide. We passed below some baches which I imagine are rentals. There were some neat artifacts in the seawall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Motukiekie Beach seas\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-NLGLWnM\/1\/S\/Motukiekie%20Beach%20seas-S.jpg\" alt=\"Motukiekie Beach seas\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then we came upon a section of rocky tidepools. I didn\u2019t see any of the 12-fingered starfish that I\u2019ve seen in pictures, but perhaps my focus was on the seastacks ahead. The stacks looked different every few yards. Small streams spilled onto the beach and the cliffs were awesome!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Car wreckage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-xwDb988\/1\/S\/Car%20wreckage-S.jpg\" alt=\"Car wreckage\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were a few car chassis nestled in the rocks that were rusting away. The further out we went, the narrower the beach became and we had to run around rocky outcroppings, in time with the waves withdrawing. There was a rogue wave that came just as I rounded a point and I got my feet soaked. Fred found a perch to scramble up to, but I was not so lucky. \u00a0I\u2019m always trashing shoes on these trips and have learned to take several pairs!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Rock stacks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-HXmhg9R\/1\/S\/Rock%20stacks-S.jpg\" alt=\"Rock stacks\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fred must have used an entire gig photographing everything. It was a great adventure and there probably was only one other couple we saw the entire time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Coal Creek Waterfall\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-h8DCg94\/1\/S\/Coal%20Creek%20Waterfall-S.jpg\" alt=\"Coal Creek Waterfall\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We drove south and stopped in Runanga to walk the track at Coal Creek Falls. No luck finding the cache there, but the falls were in full force from earlier rains. It was a nice track and waterfall, but nothing special.<\/p>\n<p>We got our fuel tank topped off at Greymouth and stopped for lunch at Hokitika. I guess I had different expectations for Hokitika. When you describe a seaside town with lots of artisans, I think of Capitola or Mendicino (California). I had anticipated strolling the shops or even eating at a caf\u00e9 when we arrived at Hokitika. But to me, the town lacked the charm I was expecting. It was a grey day and that probably added to the issue. We drove around a few blocks near the town clock, parked on a sidestreet, and made our own lunch and\u00a0never exited the campervan. It just wasn\u2019t what I expected and maybe I didn\u2019t give the town a real chance.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit interesting to cross a one-way bridge, just south of Greymouth, that had train tracks on it. I&#8217;m glad there was no train coming. \u00a0The drive from that point south passes through lots of flat farmland and you head into the rainforest. \u00a0The coast isn&#8217;t close enough to be seen from the road except at a few river crossings. \u00a0Through the rainforest, it\u2019s nice and green, but very closed in. After the spectacular coastal scenery we had seen between Westport and Greymouth, this was far less scenic. \u00a0Fred showed signs of being tired along the way, so I offered to drive and my driving woke him right up!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Unknown peak south\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fmsphotos.com\/Travel\/2012NZ\/i-SrVnKhv\/1\/S\/Unknown%20peak%20south-S.jpg\" alt=\"Unknown peak south\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrived at Fox Glacier with plenty of daylight to spare. The clouds cleared and we had a beautiful evening. The campground wasn\u2019t crowded at all and we could see the snow-capped mountains as we drank a glass of\u00a0wine outside.<\/p>\n<h2><a class=\"cont\" title=\"Fox Glacier\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fmsreliability.com\/adventures\/2014\/08\/24\/december-8-fox-glacier\/\">The Adventure Continues&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our primary adventure today was to stroll Motukeikei Beach at low tide. I had planned the entire trip around this low tide. 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