New Zealand- South Island (Part 2)
Aoraki (Mt. Cook) was definitely a highlight! Now on to more photos and memories from our second week on the South Island, during which we visited Curio Bay, Moreaki Boulders, Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo, and Lake Wanaka before returning to Queenstown to fly back to Australia. Curio Bay Curio Bay is located on the rugged and wild coastline in the Southland district of NZ (the far, far south east part). It is best known for having a fossil forest (one of only three accessible fossil forests in the world). Curio Bay is also known as a protected nesting ground for yellow-eyed (Hoiho) penguins (we didn't see any) and the residence of pod of rare Hector's Dolphins (Upokohue) (that we also did not see). Curio bay was gorgeous. However, we did get there on a particularly windy day. It was CRAZY windy. So windy that the camper van was rocked by the wind all night while we listened to the waves crashing onto the rocks. It was a bit hard to sleep. Shannon also noted signs all around