Sea swim and yellow eyed penguins

So we started the day with a cooked breakfast at home, walk around Moeraki, followed by coffee at Fleurs as per previous posts.
Just to continue a top day Ryan and I spent a good 45 mins in the sea body-surfing whilst K and Carol sat on the beach in their chairs like a couple of oldies.... apparently too cold for them to join us- wimps!!
First swim in the sea, not only of the year but for a v long time- it was fabulous!!! There was a bit of a worrying moment earlier on about whether I could still get in my wetsuit but luckily with a bit of effort and a lot of stretching from the wetsuit it was zipped up!!
Ryan, Carol and K then went to help the neighbour herding his cattle whilst I showered and dealt with the dripping wetsuits.
Before dinner we decided to go and see if we could see the yellow eyed penguins coming in at Katiki Point Lighthouse.
Sadly there is now a new walkway which takes u away from the previous area where the penguins come up and the hide u could sit in to watch them. However the path now takes u to the headland where we were able to watch more than 30 NZ fur seals frolicking in the surf or lolling on the beach/ rocks below.
At 5.55pm the first yellow eyed penguins were spotted battling the surf trying to land. A big cheer went up when the first one waddled out onto the beach.... and more cheers when the second one made it out and was then swept back out by a rogue wave!!
Sadly no photos of the penguins as they were too far away for the phone cameras and it was just great watching these special little creatures in their natural habitat.Read more