Day 12 - Abel Tasman to Westport

Woke up to a sunny day. Left The Barn at 8:30am and drove toward Westport, but he sun quickly turned to rain.

We stopped for an early lunch in Murchison. Then we stopped for a view at Kilkenny Lookout. We also stopped to look at the seals at Cape Foulwind. Otherwise, we did a lot of driving. I took the opportunity to sleep for most of it.

In Westport, we pulled up to TripInn Hostel (a cool old converted house) around 2:30PM. We checked in and gathered for the 2-block walk to West Coast Brewery (a brewery that Prince Charles visited just one year ago). At the brewery, we sampled 6 beers and 1 cider ... had a brief tour of the facility ... then wrapped up with bread, chips, sausage, and onion.

Afterward, we walked 2 more blocks to Denniston Dog restaurant. They serve some of their dishes on heated stones and let you finish cooking them at your table. The meat (chicken or beef) came with salad and fries. Afterward, a few of us played ping pong.

Yes, in case you were counting, we all had 2 dinners tonight.

We wandered back to the TripInn and headed to bed fairly early.