on Tuesday left Stewart island cycled out of bluff with the spam works on my left and and agricultural nutrients factory to my right, however was shown a short cut east by wolfgang (Germans always have the best maps, his 6th time cycling in nz.) So through very quite agriculual land to Fortrose gateway to the catlins which I am now exploring. This Fortrose had about 4 houses and a cafe/visitor centre, however about 8 years ago a nz girl from the village visited black isle fortrose on her travels, and met then married a local farmer -always a connection.
68 miles to Curio bay were I have spent 2 fantastic nights camping. A very basic campsite, but you have a hard choice to choose a sight, on one side you face the sea lions and on the other the rare yellow eyed penguins. Anne-marie and I chose the latter, and spent 2 evenings watching them arrive home from the sea, make their way up the beach, greet each other with barking noise, and get pestered by seagulls. this also the sight of the petrified forest visible at low tide- awesome. (first met anne-marie in wanka cycling\walking comes from north carolina ran into her again at fortrose)
Yesterday cycled short distance to slope point most southerly in nz and had a picnic made all the better by the salad cillon from Ireland rustled up from the contents of his cycle panniers today short cycle, working way east after morning on beach.
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