Purakaunui Falls

Beautiful Purakaunui Falls The 22 m falls are on the Tautuku River in Catlins Conservation Park and are often described as the most spectacular in the region. The walk to the falls is very pleasant and passes through a variety of forest and shrub types: huge tree fuchsia, stands of olearia and podocarp forest. A ten…

Catlins Sea lion pups 2019

I thought you might like these photos of the 2019 season’s New Zealand sea lion pups around Jacks Bay and the Catlins Lake area. We think there were around 7 but hard to tell as they move around a bit. Anyway we feel very privileged to have been able to watch them grow up over…

Nugget point – on a dull day – still beautiful!!!!

Just to prove that any day is a good day to visit Nugget Point. Here are some photos of a recent visit on a cloudy day.

Goldfields Cavalcade – Owaka 2018

The 2018 Cavalcade – Something a bit different, I hope you enjoy seeing the photos and maybe go and see the 2019 cavalcade where the destination is Hawea. It’s a spectacular sight and great day out!!

Catlins Lake – Catlins

You’ve probably guessed by now that the Catlins is one of our favourite places to visit. Turn off at Owaka on the Pounawea road and explore the Catlins Lake, Jack’s Bay and Catlins heads – you certainly won’t be disappointed.

Catlins Sea lions – Part 2

Yes, another post about sea lions!! We are just a little bit obsessed with them at the moment, we are seeing them everywhere.

Papatowai – Catlins

Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins, Clutha district of the southeastern South Island of New Zealand.

Cannibal Bay – Catlins

Another beautiful beach in the Catlins – Cannibal Bay

Sea lions of Jacks Bay – Part 2

After seeing the two females and two pups ( see Sea lions of Jacks Bay – Part one post), the next day we had family visiting and we took them to Jack’s Bay to see if the same sea lions were still there. As we walked along the beach we could see a group of…

Sea lion’s of Jack’s Bay – Part 1

On a recent trip to Jack’s Bay we saw a large female and smaller female sea lion getting out of the water and heading reasonably quickly up the beach.