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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay September 30th 2007

Cathedral Caves First stop was Cathedral Caves and we arrived right on time for low tide! We walked through the rainforest bush which spiralled down to the beach and then clambered over the rocks to explore the caves, as even at low tide, waves were washing into both cave entrances. The caves were joined at the back and were very pretty, with purple colouration in the rocks. We staggered back up the winding path to the car park, feeling quite invigorated from a bit of morning exercise! McClean Falls The exercise didn't end at Cathedral Caves, as we had a shorter up-hill trek to see the beautiful McClean Falls. It was nice and cool walking through the forest, dodging the mini waterfalls cascading along the footpath and steps. Curio Bay After lunch we drove further South ... read more
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great colours in the cave
The other exit of the cave

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay April 3rd 2007

Catlins National Park - From Invercargill we travelled to Dunedin via the southern scenic route, through Catlins national park. On the way we stopped at Nugget point to see pinguins, at a fossile forest, at the most southern part of NZ and we spotted dolphins, yellow eyed pinguins and sea lions. We brachten de nacht door in Invercargill, zodat we daar de volgende ochtend konden starten met de southern scenic route. Eerst even uitslapen en wasjes draaien. De southern scenic route gaat via een kronkelweg langs de kust en je kunt onderweg allerlei dingen bekijken. wij zijn gestopt bij Curio's bay om dolfijnen te spotten en om fossile forest te bekijken (ja, martijn fossiele bomen!!). je kon ook heel dicht bij zeeleeuwen komen, die ergens langs de kust wonen, echt joekels van beesten. Einde van ... read more
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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay February 26th 2007

After a great night's rest, we took of this morning with a stiff wind blowing (the ominous southerly is blowing up from Antarctica) and we are headed for a day of wildlife viewing, lot's of stops for little hikes and the South of the South: 4800 km from the South Pole!!! We first travelled through the Catlins, which is an area known for it's ridges of native bush forest, beautiful beaches and rugged coastline. There are sheep everywhere!!! (more on that later). We stop at Nugget Point to walk up the lighthouse and watch the seals play in the water and hang out with their seal friends, while we have to hold on to eachother for fear of getting blown over into the crashing waves below . Our next stop is a beach where a rare ... read more
Yellow Eyed Penguins

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay January 3rd 2007

Stayed in Curio Bay and tried to find some rare Yellow Eyed Penguins. None. Drove to Kaka Point for a stroll along the beach and in the surf. Very nice area. Very remote too... ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Curio Bay September 25th 2006

Today was the last day in Te Anau. Our see-kayaking trip was canceled by the kayak company so we made the best of it by taking a hike along a river. The trail we were on was used for a scene in the Lord of the Rings. There was a carpet of green vegetation on everything -the ground, the trees, the rocks. It seemed like a good place for a hobbit anyway. The hike ended at a small lake. In the afternoon we drove to Queenstown to start the adventure portion of the trip. Queenstown is on a beautiful lake and reminds you of a busy ski-town in Colorodo.... read more
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