The lesson was loads of fun. All 4 of us (Greg, Andrea and our two flatmates Mark and Stu) got up surfing more than once and rode waves in to shore. 3 of us had never surfed before so we were very pleased with our efforts! Unfortunately we were all having far too much fun to take photos or videos.
At dusk we headed along to the petrified forest to watch the Yellow Eyed Penguins (Hoiho) come in to their nests. We stood in the cold southerly that had just arrived for 45 minutes and were rewarded with two Penguins hopping their way across the rocks. The closest they got to us was about 150m away, but we managed to get a few photos:
The following morning we sat down to a lateish breakfast (after the overnight rain cleared):
We were all busily eating when Andrea looked up just as a Hoiho hopped out of the flaxes 4m away behind our tent! We'd been told they weren't normally anywhere near the camp ground but we were entertained for the next half hour as he hopped around having a good look at everything. Needless to say, we took more photos!
The other residents of the area also obliged, with sea lions and seals showing off in the sun (see photos below) and the Hector's Dolphins passing by a few times.
We finished up the weekend with a road trip back, taking in a few of the sights, and stumbled across rocky outcrops right on low tide, where we managed to gather some Paua that the boys are in the process of turning into patties for dinner. All said and done, an awesome weekend!
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"Awesome weekend" is the understatement of the year, I would have thought!! Amazing shots of the wildlife. People come half way round the world to see that sort of thing... (and pay through the nose for the privilege)
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