Bluff

We're in Bluff today before going to Stewart Island tomorrow. The ship's wheelhouse is the sign in shed at the Invercargill NZMCA Park where we are staying. Notice the two signs - the first was taken just now at the Bluff end of SH1 - the other was taken at Cape Reinga when we were there in 2020. They read different distances - 49km out! The boat coming in past the Bluff light is the ferry we'll take tomorrow. The chain sculpture represents the anchor chain as Stewart Island is supposed to be the anchor of the South Island (Mauis' canoe). If we're lucky, we'll get a picture of the chain emerging from the sea at Lee Bay on Stewart Island tomorrow.
Late in the afternoon we did the Greenpoint walk to the ship's graveyard and found a good spa pool at the aquatic centre to finish our day.Read more