In a last minute plan, I decided to go to Stewart Island and I'm very glad I did. Most of the island is a nature reserve. And it's truly stunning. I think I've also been extremely lucky with the weather. It rained when I first arrived but I did a 7 hour hike and there wasn't a drop. I hiked from Oban to a place called Maori Beach. There are some relics from the timber mill that was there when the island was settled.
Luckily the forest has had a chance to recover. The birds are so interesting to look at, even the pigeons. They aren't shy either. On my hike a pigeon landed on my head!
You wouldn't think that I was so far South. There are sandy beaches just like those in golden bay.
This is the kind of place that has a phone on a tree in the middle of nowhere (??)
The windswept trees are pretty cool.
I watched the sunset and observation rock. Was very impressive.
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