As you arrive to this rest stop a scenic view of the ocean immediately catches your attention. The rugged beach being pounded by the waves is a drift wood collectors dream and the winds that of kiters. A few pictures and breaths later you might even feel rested as the name suggests. Unfortunately no rest rooms at this site if...
   Read moreA nice spot for a rest and pictures on the way from Te Anau to Invercargill, via Gemstone Beach on the way. The views from here are amazing and on a clear day, you can make out Stewart Island. The colours of the ocean, mountains and shoreline all make a great photo. It is a very windy spot though, so...
   Read moreLOVEEEEEE the McCracken's Rest .. its a "hidden gem"... its a very rugged, very raw, every natural... a very beautiful pitstop to enjoy the waves n the cliff-like beach..
We had very low clouds while we were there... it gave a very mystical, fairy-ish...
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