Catlins part 2

We actually spent a few days driving through the Catlins, but for pictures sake we are putting them into just two blogs.  The next day the weather was off and on sleeting, hailing, snowing, and raining on us.  It did stop for a couple minutes here and there and we were lucky enough to do some hikes in the bush so we didn’t get pelted.  We hiked to two different waterfalls and they were both big and breathtaking.

We had to skip a couple of caves and other stops because the weather was pretty bad.  But, it did clear up as we traveled a bit more south.  We went all the way down to Slope Point – the most southern point in the south island.  (I think our timing was impeccable to be on the southern most parts of the south island at the time the first snow storms blow through!!!)  It is so windy here that the trees are windblown.

Here’s a couple more pictures from Slope Point.

On our walk back to our car from Slope Point it started to sleet on us.  Ouch!

After the Catlins, we stayed in Invercargill for the night.  We didn’t take any pictures there because of the weather and because there’s really not a whole lot going on there.  But 20 minutes down the road is a lovely town called Riverton.  We did a couple hikes there and one had a lookout to Stewart Island.  I know the clouds kinda hide it, but the mountains in the background are in fact, Stewart Island.

By Colin and Andre’a Feldhaus