{"id":335,"date":"2013-05-27T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/?p=335"},"modified":"2016-12-18T22:58:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-18T22:58:17","slug":"blowholes-and-pancake-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/27\/blowholes-and-pancake-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Blowholes and Pancake Rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>May 27, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2392_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-794\" title=\"IMG_2392_1\" src=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2392_1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2400_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-795\" title=\"IMG_2400_1\" src=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2400_1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Right now, we are in a travel-heavy portion of our trip. Since we\u2019re trying to cover the main spots of the South Island in a short period of time, our time on the west coast is pretty brief. We\u2019ve been only spending a night or two in each location and there\u2019s been a lot of driving. Today we left our awesome lodge early this morning. I\u2019m not sure if I described it in the past post but we stayed in this HUGE lodge that had enough beds\/rooms for the 32 students to be in one house. It was extremely warm and inviting, except there was a sign for literally everything\u2013 the beds, the showers, the lights, the computer, everything. If I were ever to stay at a ski lodge, this is what I would imagine. It rained overnight and we even woke up to snow dusted mountains. It was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2405_11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-798\" title=\"IMG_2405_1\" src=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2405_11-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The downside to all of this is that I think I finally got the cold that everyone\u2019s passing around. My nose is running, I\u2019m coughing and sneezing, and overall I have this general feeling of sickness. On top of that, I think I twisted my ankle or landed on my foot wrong because when I put weight on my right foot in a certain way (such as stepping off a curb or stairs), it hurts. The good news is that we don\u2019t do any big hikes until Wednesday (so I\u2019ll have a couple days to recover). I\u2019m desperately trying to feel better. I won\u2019t miss out on any opportunities because I don\u2019t feel good.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-395 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_2124-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_2124-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nextstopadventure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DSC_2124-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let me get to the fun part of the day (because pretty much our entire day was bus travel)! We went to Punakaiki to see the \u201cpancake rocks\u201d and blowholes. It was really awesome! The tide was at a peak high and the blowholes were coming up ridiculously high! Dr. Devlin said it was \u201cthe best he\u2019s seen\u201d so that\u2019s got to mean something! I got some great pictures. Then we drove to Hokitika, where we\u2019re staying for the night. We have a free morning where we\u2019re going to explore the small town and keep going to Fox Glacier. Another bus day. I don\u2019t mind the bus rides; they\u2019re relaxing and the scenery is great. Plus, our days have been packed so it\u2019s a welcomed break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2414_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-797\" title=\"IMG_2414_1\" src=\"http:\/\/hilaryintransition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_2414_1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m super excited for Fox Glacier. Our faculty told us that if there\u2019s rain that day we won\u2019t be able to go walking but right now they\u2019re \u201coptimistic\u201d about us going. Cross your fingers, everyone! Just a little preview of our upcoming weekend assuming the weather works with us: Fox Glacier, Queenstown, Lake Matheson, Routeburn hike, ZipTrek, and skydiving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 27, 2013 Right now, we are in a travel-heavy portion of our trip. Since we\u2019re trying to cover the main spots of the South Island in a short period of time, our time on the west coast is pretty brief. 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