The Flord Country

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1923, Page 4

The Flord Country

AN i-.xn US lUN I’ARTY'S END ER'I KXCKS. To many, there is a fnseinntion m penetrating the unknown portions ol tin- earth, anil bringing away, it possible, historical souvenirs ni tin. trip. Although, perhaps, the country the West Coast S'miiub--just visited by .Mr am! Mrs W. Todd and their guests is not as remote from civilisation as Central Africa, or tie, vast solitudes of Centra! Australia, it is lievi rthcless a portion ot New Zealand that lies well outside the beaten truck of the average tourist. There is mueli primitive grandeur, and the fact of its early historical associations add to its attractiveness ns a spot appealing to one who seeks an excursion that will be. to use Mr Todd's phrase when speaking to a “Soiitlilaml Times'.’ ropresontalive:

“distinctly outside tin- ordinary.” I’licit- r the guidance of .so experienced a return!! as Captain Rogers. Mr and Mrs Todd and their guests admit that ii was a trip that will long live in their memories. The party started Irom Pdutf about a. fori night ago, : ml reached l’lsoeivalion Point oil the lf>l'‘ From there they visited many plate.-, of interest. At Doubtful S-orrl 'be I landscape was much in evid- n -c, a.id lisii were plentiful—-one bad only to nut down a line to immediately secure a good break last. At Dusky Sound seals were photographed oil the roe.-. . litre the country was somewhat barren. except perhaps in the valleys, but some fine country was met with between Chalky and Dusky Sounds, and the scenery in places was magnificent. The party had the advantage of a launch for use in places that were not navigable otherwise, and a. good d--,il of advantage was taken of ibis laet io. exploring the smaller inlets. In pbt< ‘ ’ there wen.- evidences of big landslips. where the country bad been leu gaunt and uninviting. In one such ol H,.-.. excursions a largp cave was vikiio,| where at one time the petrified figure of a man bad been discovered, and the spot lias been seldom visited. Doubtful Sound and Coal River. - tween Duskv and Doubtful .Soum.s, were visited'. There is a very hue beach them, uhcre sharks abound, three of which averaging Bft were si.ol This is a spot, very rarely visited, and the scenery is most engaging. •> Jacket Ann a most sensational "" ' deiu. occurred. The parly were nut boating at night time, and -M h ■ 1 the sea in front ol them n- 1 '; 1 ; into foam and irradiated wi'h " pliorcnce. For n moment it >»a.s"• • lo decide wlmt had occurred, but a hi ” the boat rocked perilously t. . ■ leaked out that it was a laige " tied bad dived, after bidding t.wm a s „rt ol •mod-bvo by vigorous!v kat.p.mhis tail. The .situation was inw m - _ ...,,1 1- t u-selv summed u;) m a smut • ■ a K-11bv one of the ladies prt,,nl to her father alter the incident - “i s r;;:ki e y** »i.i.»p*- »,f» At.d w-is discovered. " M '■ 55. skirting the beach some distance P ol,l ,piso’were 0 ’were i 1 y"sought. and ,'A' , ~.,0,1 ,l,„l of nio.ooo.iv.-pf) ' UttJesJS^ beached in l<9o. im __—