We spent two days in Old Bones Backpackers' hostel at Oamaru. Several Km out of town on the beachfront road, overlooking the Pacific. Harry Wright and DeeDee Rizzo were there too, and it was good to catch up. We ate and drank like royalty, then drove yesterday to Surat Bay Backpackers' hostel south of Dunedin. Today we drove to local hikes to waterfalls, drop-dead gorgeous beaches and lovely pastoral views. We saw more sheep than you can imagine, including a huge pack of them being moved down the road by several dogs. It drizzled a bit, but we noted that we didn't have to shovel it...wonderful! Oh, and the colours were so saturated - really! More of the same tomorrow, including a beach-walk to check out sea lions, some sea-caves accessible only at low tide. Next day we move along the Scenic Southern Route past Invercargill, on the way to Te Anau where we will be for a week or so, including our Kepler Track hike.
We've been driving on the wrong side of the road with reasonable success, no collisions, shaking fists, quaking NZers. Wish us continued luck.
Bye for now; B&M
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