Sorry about the delay in posting. I actually went to the Catlins on Saturday, but I've been up past my eyes with papers and such. I still am, but there are only so many hours in a row I can write about mass extinctions in the Pacific. So, I'm taking a break.
The Catlins is an area on the south-eastern tip of the South Island along the Southern Scenic Route, a simply gorgeous drive if you are ever on the South Island. I've never seen such gorgeous waterfalls! (I was born in Buffalo, so Niagara Falls will always be my favorite, but these were really, really, really pretty. Really.)
Let's begin with Nugget Point, which featurs seals frolicking (as well as seals may frolic) among the shore, a white lighthouse, and huge rock "nuggets" in the sea.
Next were the first set of waterfalls, the Purakaunui Falls. Don't ask me how to pronounce that.
Yes, those are real. And HUGE.On to the Matai Falls!
Then we came to the Cathedral Caves.
There I am, to give you a sense of scale.
Check out the purple alge!Last of the waterfalls, but not least, the McLean Falls.
These were my favorite. :)
The last stop of the day was Slope Point, the southernmost point of the South Island. I've never been so close to Antarctica!
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone!
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