![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104aa.jpg) | The mountains get closer |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ab.jpg) | Castle Hill |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ac.jpg) | The West Coast Road crosses the Waimakariri |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ad.jpg) | TransAlpine stopped at Arthur's Pass |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ae.jpg) | Obliging kea poses for Amy and Amy |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104af.jpg) | Yes, they do eat cars! |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ag.jpg) | And they don't travel alone. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ah.jpg) | Our first destination: Devil's Punchbowl Falls |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ai.jpg) | DOC information board |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104aj.jpg) | Amy, Amy, Heather, Dave |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ak.jpg) | Spray and sunshine just don't mix. So much for getting a good shot of the falls! |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104al.jpg) | Amy, Amy |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104am.jpg) | No luck this time either. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104an.jpg) | Scenery |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ao.jpg) | A better shot from further away |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ap.jpg) | Beech forest on the Bridal Veil Falls track |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104aq.jpg) | A slightly damp track winds through the bush. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ar.jpg) | Heather, Amy, Dave |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104as.jpg) | Bridal Veil Falls in the distance -- and that turns out to be the best view of it on the track. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104at.jpg) | Bridal Veil Stream |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104au.jpg) | Scenery |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104av.jpg) | Bealey River meets Mingha River |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104aw.jpg) | The Waimakariri -- a good example of a braided river. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ax.jpg) | Lake Pearson |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ay.jpg) | Mountain vista in browns, greys and greens |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104az.jpg) | The road heads on towards Castle Hill Village |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104ba.jpg) | Fording Broken River to reach the cave: Heather, Amy, Dave |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bb.jpg) | Cave Stream exiting into Broken River |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bc.jpg) | Leaving the cave: Dave, Amy, Heather |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bd.jpg) | The old track back to the top |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104be.jpg) | Looking back to the cave. |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bf.jpg) | Oops... |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bg.jpg) | Upstream cave mouth |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bh.jpg) | Tiny denizen of the rocks -- a baby skink |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bi.jpg) | Scenery |
![](090104/thmb/thmb_090104bj.jpg) | Scenery |