After leaving the steep streets of Dunedin (apparently home to the steepest street in the world - which we couldn't find!), we headed further south to the, as yet, relatively unexplored coastal region of the Catlins. This area was 'awesome' (Simon's new favourite word) and seemed to have more seals and birds than tourists. After spending a couple of days exploring the beaches and wildlife of the Catlins we got back in the van and drove southwest towards Fiordland passing through tourist magnets such as Invercargill (New Zealand's equivalent of Slough) and Tuatapere, self titled "home of the sausage". Luckily time was against us, so we pressed on to lake Manapouri, a gateway town to the magnificant Milford and Doubtful Sounds (giant fiords). This area was just ridiculous in its sheer size and beauty and definitely
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