Stewart Island is New Zealand's third and southern-most island (as close to the South Pole as you are likely to go). It is relatively small and remote but teems with native birds, forest walks and wildlife. We got up this morning with every intention of going to Stewart Island on the ferry from Bluff, just south of Invercargill. Unfortunately, the howling winds that Josh and I experienced at Slope Point continued unabated, the sea was very rough and when we arrived in Bluff, we were told that the ferry was cancelled. We decided to take a flight over later in the day which left a couple of hours to kill in Invercargill. It was only sensible that we visit the Invercargill Starbucks, the most southerly location of the iconic chain of coffee stores. Ironically, the coffee
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