Stewart island to Bluff to Te Anau

We caught the 08:00hrs ferry back to Bluff on the mainland. A very benign journey compared to the severe gale-affected one on the outward journey. Wonderful to meet our old friend Ian (Sav) Saville who was leading a Wrybill birding tour and about to embark for Stewart, as we arrived. We shall be seeing more of him later in the trip.

On the road north to Te Anau we saw many road-killed Possums, several with attendant Swamp Harriers, which seem to be abundant here. Nice accommodation here in Te Anau, made even better by a friendly greeting from Dianne, the owner, who picked and cooked rhubarb for us and encouraged us to partake of some of her whiskey as she no longer drinks it.

We decided to have a quiet evening in the B&B so we lay on the bed to read at about 5pm. I woke at 9:15 and Beverly is still fast asleep as I write! The last few days have been quite exhausting.Read more