5th March 2025

We left St Bathans with no particular plan and ended up at Ranfurly NZMCA where we sought shade. It was a HOT day. We wandered around after dinner and were surprised to find a lovely wee town. We've been here quite a few times but never explored. Discovered one of my ex-clients and had a great catch up. A real success story from a brave family. Next morning we were up and heading to Hampden for a dose of our happy place, the sea. The seal colony at Shag Point was loaded with Fur Seals. They were huge. We caught up on domestic chores, at Hampden Campground, and went for a wee paddle and a walk, but the weather changed quickly so didn't get as far as we wanted to but did get soaked! The jackets joined the laundry in our shower which we can use as a very effective drying room. We woke to a glorious morning so donned our beach shoes and walked for a couple of hours, mostly in the water. Such a lovely beach! We had a drink with friends, John and Noelene Lister, from Cromwell, last night. Good to see them
This morning, we made our way to Oamaru via the coast road. We had a late breakfast, toasted cheese scones that David learnt how to make yesterday, at All Day Bay and of course another walk on the beach. Another picture perfect day. Tonight, we have parked up at the Elephant Rocks POP at Duntroon. Will explore in the morning. We need to watch the news tonight in case Daniel is featured after he was invited to lunch with around 20 small businesses with the Prime Minister.Read more