Fiordland Crested Penguins!

Woke up with the sun blasting through our windows so we were lucky to be blessed with a great day to hit the west coast. So after leaving Wanaka we drove to Haast and then south a little to Jackson’s Bay where we went to Cray Pot Café which is a cross between a rail carriage and a barge which is famous for its fish and chips.

Fiordland Crested Penguins

Chris enjoying his Fish 'n' Chips

So of course we had to give that a try before going for a lovely walk in a coastal Forest. This area used to be home to many Fiordland Crested Penguins but according to the visior centre in Hasst they know longer call this place home.

Cray Pot Cafe

But they were fortunately wrong as one took Chris and I completely by Surprise by running out straight in front of us just in time for a quick picture before it jumped straight back into its nest. Amazing. We were so close to it and as mentioned before, the main visitor centre was clueless about their presence here! So we were of course very happy and after our walk started to make our way back to Hasst to find somewhere to camp for the night as hidden as possible from sandflies and where Chris could go fishing.

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chrischarly on January 29, 2012 from Jackson's Bay, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Chris and Charly Down Under

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