We had heard good things about this beach so headed off with high expectations.BUT found ...A rocky beach at the end of a dusty gravel road.Corrugations needed grading !
要想通往这个海滩首先得沿着一条长长的蜿蜒小路才能到达,不过也值了。我们看见了水里的海豚,也很享受沿着沙滩散步。海滩很隔绝,但是更增添了魅力。
A gorgeous spot. Easily accessible with vehicle, untouched and a very relaxing spot to sit and contemplate life.
这个海滩是经过长时间的开车,穿过一个狭窄,丘陵起伏,砾石路才到的。它看起来像我们在新西兰去过的海滩一样,那些,我们可没费这么大劲到达。沙蝇也让我们很困扰。有一条小径,有大块的掘金热时期留下的机器残片,有揭示这段历史的标记,这很有趣又不同。那里只有很少的人,这是个远离冰川拥挤的一次放松--但是要确定在你的车里藏和锁好了你的东西,因为隔离可能会很容易让有些人闯进你的车里。
This was a nice West Coast beach new Fox Glacier. Plenty of sandflies but we managed to have a picnic under the shelter. Long drop toilets were reasonable.
我们花了30分钟才开车到达这片海滩,而且沿途道路非常脏,还翻山越岭,穿过了一座小山。这里有停车场和洗手间,但是我发现专程跋涉过来实在是不值。海滩倒是比较怡人,但是完全没有任何特色,特别是这样的海滩到处都是,我建议大家还是放弃吧。
Gillespies Beach is a hidden gem near the village of Fox Glacier. The rounded stone beach itself is most impressive, and the relics of bygone gold mining actiivity are most interesting. There are a number of walks in the vicinity. Access is challenging via a long narrow gravel road. But it is worth a visit if you are at Fox Glacier.
我们选这个地方就是为了寻找一个推荐的观日落的好地方。这里确实是个好的观景点,还有海景和冰川,山峦。你不必为了去海滩而穿过一些非官方的露营区,不过一旦到了海滩会发现这里很偏远。推荐此地,这里的风景很棒。
Spent a night camping here after visiting Fox Glacier. Nice camp site with plenty of tent spaces - a shame some of the tourists in campervans can't park! Beautiful scenery, nice looking up at the snowy mountains and glacier whilst watching the sun set on a beach. Truly remarkable. Walk down to the lagoon was nice for a picnic, only shame was that the path to the seal colony was blocked by a slip.
结束冰川健行之后,已经正午,于是我们在Franz Josef先解决了午饭,然后跟着GPS前往Gillespies Beach,体验一把深度游。这里有很多漂流木和海豹栖息地,从FOX小镇的Cook flat Rd一路开,到达Gillespies Beach Rd时右转,然后一直沿着这条路往里开,会经过到一段很长的碎石子路,两边都是树林,距离有点远,路很小,有些地方会车的时候需要互相避让一下才能过。离开Franz Josef的一路上还能看到壮观的冰山成片的山,成片的树,成片的草地,成片的牛羊石子,浪花,海水,蓝天,白云,连成一片有几条步道,我们选择了比较近的,所以就没有看到海豹了,但是这里的白色石头摆成各种图形,很有特色,我们也来一个路边的野花你不要采,不采白不采。。。哈哈