Travel Blog Photos from Catlins (600)
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... 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 sheep, ...
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 ...
Day 1 - Saturday 29 May Our first stop heading down the Catlins (one of the most scenic drives in New Zealand) was Brighton Beach where we enjoyed an ice cream even though it was freezing cold. We quickly hopped back in the car and headed off ...
... 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 on Sep 3, 2009, 14:14:28
... 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 ...
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South from Akaroa to Gore
Posted on Oct 2, 2009, 21:33:32
... 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 ...
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South Island Odyssey - Part Four -the Deep South
Posted on Mar 26, 2008, 16:53:36
... 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 ...
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Part 5 - from the Catlins through Central
Posted on Apr 1, 2008, 02:09:41
... . 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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