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Three-eyed beasts
This is a top pick! ... the beach, occasionally peering at us through watery eyes. We then braved the wind at Slope Point, the most southerly point in New Zealand, and almost equidistant between the Equator and the South Pole. It is the home of New Zealand's most southerly ...
Exploring the Catlins
This is a top pick! After watching a couple of seals playing in the waves outside our bach, we packed up the car and drove east through the Catlins. We reached Cathedral Cave by late morning to catch low tide; the only time that the cave is accessible. The cave was a right ...
A Lazy Day...?
This is a top pick! ... had stopped by the time we finished lunch, so I coerced Katie into walking along the beach with me. The area was known for New Zealand sea lions. The males have flat noses unlike normal sea lions, which have more dog-like faces. Sure enough, we saw one ...
Farmland and Wild Coast
This is a top pick! ... sweep of sand called Tuatara Beach - this beach looked more like something we had seen in Australia - but here it was in New Zealand! We stopped and hiked up the steep walk to McLean falls which were very pretty the walkways were covered with ferns and ...
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A South Island Itinerary
Posted by nztravelguide
... a look at the Oreti Beach where it happened. Invercargill through the Catlins - Now we head through an isolated part of New Zealand - the Catlins. Pick up the info at the Lorneville Park for the drive through. To see is the prehistoric forest in the ...
South from Akaroa to Gore
Posted by nztravelguide
... 83 until you reach the coastal Route One again north of Oamaru the town famous for the beautifully carved stone. Artists throughout New Zealand have used Oamaru stone for exquisite work. You might get there in the evening when a colony of little blue ...
South Island Odyssey - Part Four -the Deep South
Posted by nztravelguide
... a look at the Oreti Beach where it happened. Invercargill through the Catlins - Now we head through an isolated part of New Zealand - the Catlins. Pick up the info at the Lorneville Park for the drive through. To see is the prehistoric forest in the ...
Part 5 - from the Catlins through Central
Posted by nztravelguide
... . Not too many people told about this. From here we go to the small fishing community of Moeraki. The number one restaurant in New Zealand for fresh fish is here at Fleurs. When Rick Stein was offered a free trip to anywhere in the world this is where he ...
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