Moeraki boulders and more

Well, what a day!! It's sure been a good 'un!
We started out with a beach walk to see if we could hunt down some moeraki boulders. And we did!!!!!!! They're not a myth after all!! Photos to follow. I was very excited to finally see them.
After lunch we went for a quick trip down to Palmerston to buy the cord to go with our generator and on the way home we scuttled down a few side roads, but first we learned a little piece of local folklore and Paul helped a damsel in distress!
The damsel requested the assistance of knight Paul as she couldn't start her rental car. Turns out she can only drive a gear shift and didn't know the complications of having it in neutral before starting it!
We noticed a monument sitting proudly atop a hill and asked a knowledgeable looking lady about it. It's called Mckenzies monument. Mckenzie was the bloke who surveyed the area and must have impressed someone enough that a monument was built in his honour. Subsequently, the area was home to a policeman, Sgt Kelly who had a habit of running up the not insignificant hill. In his honour, every Labour Weekend the locals have a race up the hill. The race is called Kelly's Canter!
Right back to amazing scenery!
First side road we took was to Shag Point, a tiny community perched above the sea side. Lots of cute cottages and right at the end of the road was a group of NZ fur seals and they were napping on the rocks. We also found a colony of shags on a rock out at sea.
The next turn took us to Trotters Gorge. We wanted to check out the DOC camp there. Again NZ rewarded us with scenery to die for! Amazing rock faces and a very lovely looking campsite. We will keep it in mind for our next sojourn in this area.
Arrived home, unloaded the groceries we purchased and sat back to enjoy the stunning sunset!
We've decided we're not done with Moeraki yet so will stay another night tomorrow!! This must be one of our fav places.Leggi altro