Left Owaka about 9 am on a sunny warm morning and our first stop was McLeans Falls. A walk through the most beautiful, thick lush pristine forest to reach the falls which are the highest in the area. Very lovely. Continued on to morning tea at Niagara bay cafe ( the only establishment) which had a colourful garden featuring dahlias and marigolds. Next stop, Curio Bay to see the Petrified Forest on the beach. A girl with sharp eyes spotted a couple of yellow eyed penguins in the bush below the stairs to the beach. We peered down at them through the flax bushes. How lucky was that. Continued on to Slope Pt., the most southerly point on the SouthIsland. The wind nearly tore my hair out by the roots. Nothing much to see except a wild Southern Ocean. Finally arrived in Invercargill and tried to find a late lunch, but the town was well and truly shut. Apparently it was a public holiday tacked on to Easter. Eventually discovered a cafe with some yesterday's sandwiches. I think today we saw at least half a million sheep.
Petrified forest, Curio Bay
McLeans Falls, Catlins
Sheep sheep and still more sheep
Our BnB turned out to be about 10kms out of town and is run by ex farmers. Nice large property and friendly hosts. Well set up with snacks tea etc and our own sitting area.
Some days ago we noticed that the rental car we have had run out of registration. Many phone calls but over Easter couldn't get matter fixed but today we went out to the airport and swapped the car for a legal one. Bradley, at the airport was most apologetic for the error and we have a much newer car.
Dinner out at quite an expensive restaurant where the servings were huge. Invercargill seems a bigger place than we had envisaged.
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