McLean falls

We left windy Curio Bay and headed further along the Catlins coast. We made a nice stop and walk at Mcleans falls and then to Niagara Falls before finally finding a really nice campsite for $6.

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Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls!

After a few hours of laundry, we hung our nice clean clothes up just in time for the rain to give them an extra rinse. It wasn’t too bad so we took a track down to the beach, more of a River inlet, and had a long walk in the very strong wind and occasional rain. We were hoping for some seal or sea lion spotting, but all we managed to do was get attacked by two very protective Oyster catcher birds.

We soon realised they had chicks and we were way too close, hence a scene from a Hitchcock classic. We escaped without injury, but just a little scared of these 10 inch tall man eaters. We went back, had a yummy dinner, and got chatting to a nice couple from Switzerland, Phillipp and Silja, before retiring to the warmth of our cosy car.

Curio Bay, New Zealand