Shantytown and Greymouth [March 1 - 5]

On March 1st we left Hokitika to arrive in Greymouth. Because Sarah wanted to stay somewhere a bit longer and because I saw no reason not to, we stayed in Greymouth for four nights. Our days were mostly filled with reading, watching movies and wandering through town. We also went to Shantytown one day. Shantytown is a replica gold-mining town, an open-air museum. And we struck gold! :)


Me in front of the main street, Shantytown.


It was a tiny jail with two cells. One was still occupied...


I didn't feign that expression. The pin to lock you in was still there and you couldn't reach it yourself! 


The church of Shantytown.


Me and Sarah, panning for gold. And we were lucky (that we bought a guaranteed find :).


Sunset on Greymouth Beach.

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