Arrival Stewart Island
18. tammikuuta 2023, Uusi Seelanti ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F20 min plane ride in a 10 seat plane from Invercargil to Oban on Stewart Island. We have two nights here to hunt the elusive brown kiwi.
20 min plane ride in a 10 seat plane from Invercargil to Oban on Stewart Island. We have two nights here to hunt the elusive brown kiwi.
Night hike with red lights and we found several Stewart Island Brown Kiwis.
We spent the day on the water searching for little blue penguins (found none) and other birds, sea lions, seals (found plenty). We lunched on the boat and motored to Ulva Island, a bird sanctuary.Lue lisää
Today was mostly travel. A flight out of Stewart Island and a van ride up the coast and into the Fijordlands. We had a great lunch at Orepuki Beach Cafe. And a stop at a bird sanctuary to see the rareLue lisää
Up super early in Te Anau to beat the crowds at Milford Sound. Increadable! We had a private boat for just our group that could hold maybe 80. So spectacular. The rest of the day is pretty much in theLue lisää
The day started with a few short walks to visit the blue pools, waterfalls and over to the west coast. We had lunch at a wonderful spot and ate local lobster. A quick stop at an overlook beforeLue lisää
The morning was a walk at Ship Creek. Lots to learn about the flora from our guide Gerry. We hit the beach to find Hector and Dusky dolphins, and pick up jade on the beach. We found some low gradeLue lisää
We learned all about the Kiekie and Kahikatea trees. The fungus was used for a new MS drug. We watched eels being fed and had a great lamb (back strap cut) dinner. Then went out at night to look atLue lisää