

Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
The mussels that never were.
Upon arrival to the South Island, we went off exploring the Marlborogh Sounds (huge river valleys that are now submerged by the sea and offer absolutely breathtaking views*) We parked up in a fairly basic campsite, in a picturesque* site, overlooking the sea. The camping sign said "only take what you can eat from the sea/beach", and showed a picture of a hand picking up a mussel (we're talking the shellfish kind). This, c...