The beautiful Catlins

Returned to the Catlins and spent 2 nights at Purakaunui Bay. View out of my bedroom window:

I really loved the Catlins. It was wild and beautiful with lots of hikes through rainforests to waterfalls, beaches, one to Cathedral Caves - a large sea cave, one to Jack's blow hole - a huge hole in the ground 200 meters inland where the ocean washed in. All in all it was very lovely and interesting and had lots of cheap or free camping (always a bonus!).

Dunedin was an interesting old town with very elaborate Victorian buildings from the late 1800s. I visited the university. The main admin building - typical of most of the buildings on campus and somewhat of the town:

Staying tonight at Moeraki Boulders Holiday park and sprung the $5 for internet access to update this and take care of some other business. I think I'll head to Mount Cook tomorrow, hopefully it's not getting too late in the season just yet I understand there are many beautiful hikes there. Saw Mt Cook Natl Park from the other side when I was at Franz Joseph Glacier but there was no way through.