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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Catlins February 26th 2005

We read in the book about the fossil forest in Curio bay. You have to go there only on the low tide. We did. We started to look for some fossils and saw nothing. And then we read the sign there and understood is a fossilized forest. Now, that was amazing. You can actually see the shape of the trees, you'd think you see wood but it's all rocks. And then Shiri calls me, and I here something like "Pinguin". I rushed to where she was, and there was he: a lonely pinguin, just standing there, very still. It was the nearest we'll probably get to one because usually you are not allowed to go near them, but we were just looking at the fossils... He was so cute............. Later we also saw sealions. They normally ... read more
A Sea Lion

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Catlins February 25th 2005

In the southern town of Invercargil we visited the wierdest museum I have ever seen. It has under one roof: the town information center, some art stuff, living lizards (in glass cages, don't worry) and some exhibition about the islands under the 45 degrees line with stories about ship wreckage and castaways... one museum. And there was more I just don't remember. Is this the effect of the deep south?? We are still having great weather, haven't seen rain in days, and down here at the south, next to the sea it's so great. You see so much blue sky from one horizon to the other side horizon. Some clouds hang in the air but it doesn't seem realistic at all. Fantastic. We stayed in the smallest backpacker, in a place called Waikawa. On the other ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Southland » Catlins January 7th 2003

The Catlins is an area on the south coast of the south island of New Zealand. The southern most point of the south island, some beautiful forests and waterfalls and farms and things. I should be writing about the Catlins there are lots of things that we should be talking about. Laura was going the same way (again) so I hitched a ride... well I didn't really have to ask - got used to the idea of having a chauffeur at this point. Hitching was going pretty well. So in the two days we spent in the Catlins I: Saw seals - there was quite a large one on the beach - went close to get a photograph and got barked at - jumped back and got a photo of the sand instead. Collected paua shells, ... read more
Gnarled Tree
Seal and Lighthouse
Decaying Eel




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