Before we left our campground, Bob noticed an interesting machine trimming what we called hedges, but here are called "shelter breaks." The breaks are all along the roadsides to protect against the winds; we wondered how they were kept so tidy.  On our way to Bluff, we passed field after field after field of elk. When I stopped to take a photo, an inquisitive girl peaked over the fence at me. Bluff, which is 27 km south of Invercargill, is at land's end ...

Before leaving Te Anau, we stopped at the Te Anau Wildlife Centre where enclosures house birds enabling close up views. Our driver yesterday told us that they are incubating eggs from the Takahe which was once thought to be an extinct flightless bird, but was discovered in Fiordland.  We weren't able to get photos of the birds through the cages, but I did get a couple of photos of Bob in his new All Black Rugby shirt which we found in Wanaka for much less t...

It rained last night, but it was sunny this morning when we took our walk to McLean Falls. The track was muddy but the falls were worth it. Then we started our windy and winding drive along the coastline. We stopped at Porpoise Bay to look for Hector’s dolphins but didn’t see any. We drove further and stopped at Curio Bay to see the petrified forest which is visible during low tide. The fossil forest is 160 million years old. We then detoured to Slope...