Westport area

After Nelson, we headed towards Westport and the site of the old Denniston coal mine.

 This is where the Buller River hits the Tasman sea.  These photos don't do it justice but, trust me, you would not want to come and go through these waves!

 And yet, they do somehow??  We were there at low tide so, all we can think is that it must be better at high tide!

This is the way the old mine tracks looked.  The mine was at the top of the hill and the cars went up and down these tracks.

 This is almost all that is left now except a few pieces of track and a couple of cars.

 This is the scar down the mountainside...quite a feat of engineering!

 The beginning of the track heading down.