Stewart Island Adventures

A lovely trip to the third main island of New Zealand with my parents and Kate.

 The Furious Foveaux 

The crossing was a little rough, to put it mildly.

Riding our bikes over two headlands to get to our bach in Horseshoe bay was a good intro to the island's topography. Unfortunately, these pictures do little to back that up, as we only took pictures during the nice flat interludes.

Kiwi hunting at night, unsuccessful. The bird was heard and not seen.

However, we did have fun trying, and there were a lot of other native fauna to interact with.

Weka

Friendly Stewart Island Robins

Sheep

Kereru (NZ Wood Pigeons)

 Black Oyster Catchers (Torea-pango)

Jellyfish substance thingamajig—what is that? Cute, regardless.

Saddlebacks (Tieke)

Kaka

 Natives

 Introduced Species

The more elusive/camera shy: Kakariki, Bellbirds, fantails

In addition to the biogeography, the landscapes themselves were just gorgeous. Here are a few to whet your appetites.

All in all, a wonderful time. Thanks, mum and dad.