STEWART ISLAND , NEW ZEALAND

Diary

Stewart Island

HIGHLIGHTS Kaka bird on our balcony, hire car trip, Oban, Walk in the national Park

LOWLIGHTS None

A really nice place, one of the comments I remember was a plaque in the National Park saying "is there a mainland?"

 

Day 142 - Saturday 15th March 2008,Stewart island

Up early, parked up car in Bluff Then took catamaran ferry across Bit choppy but not 2 bad Took 1 hour Collected by Isaac and stayed in Kaka cottages Liked SI walked around Oban a bit and spent some time in the South Sea Island Hotel (the only pub) Then had meal Excellent in the Hotel Nice day, we met Isaacs (host at Kaka cottages) Remember the roaring 40s wind England doing well against the blackcaps as seen on TV screen in pub in Oban, which is where most travelers seem to congregate. See

South Island piccies mixed in with the Catlin's

Day 143 - Sunday 16th March 2008,Stewart Island back to Invercargill

Hired a Ford Ka for 4hrs on the island There are only 27km worth of roads (most of which are gravel) even though it is the size of Singapore 98 % is forest and the Rakiura National Park Returned on 6.30 boat after time in pub (again) and then A drove back to Invercargill Evergreen motel, visited Lee Bay, Rakiura track, Braggs Bay, Butterfield beach (which we walked) Thule Bay (which we walked to) indeed all we could drive to. Cost $60NZD for ½ a day, for a manual tin box which is twice what we were paying a day for the Toyota Camry but hey it was worth it Stewart island is lovely watched last king of Scotland on TV in Invercargill, spoke to Isaac our host at kaka cottages at least 3 times and a Kaka who landed on our balcony whilst we had breakfast. Shame a lovely 2 days on Stewart Island had to end.

 

Summary: STEWART ISLAND 2 days , Day 142-143, 15/03/2008 - 16/03/2008