Westport

West port I Site in the Municipal Building.

It was to be an easy laid back sort of day with Robin and Jenny dropping us off in town while they went to the Coaltown Museum which we had visited previously. Geoff and Pauline also had their own plans for the day.

Old wagons presumably belonging to the Railway Preservation group in Westport.Westport fishing boat wharf.

It was a bit like Napier with it’s Art Deco buildings which are well maintained. The other obvious point was the old hotel buildings which are now being used for all sorts of functions.Westport like other Gold and Coal mining towns have had more than their share of hotels in the past but majority have long since disappeared.

Art Deco building in Westport.An old hotel building now a block of flats.Yet another old hotel building in WestportMural to the gold miners in Westport.

We walked along one side of the main street down to the harbour where the  fishing boats unload their catches straight into the Talleys processing plant. After meeting up with Robin and Jenny again we headed out to the harbour entrance for a different view of the town before returning back to camp.

Probably the biggest employer in Westport.Westport beach from the harbour break water.