Surat Bay, New Zealand, 28 March 2008We picked up some breakfast at Invercargil (it's the most southerly Starbucks in the world incidentally) before heading east along the Catlins Southern Scenic Route to Owaka. We had been confused by the relatively low numbers of sheep we had seen in NZ since arriving. We had this preconception of seeing huge numbers of them everywhere. Well, finally we discovered that they all hang out in the Catlins region. There were fields choc full of them. We were staying right on Surat Bay beach. Our hardship for the day wasn't quite over yet though. Once settled we took a long drive back along the road to see the infamous Cathedral Caves. They can only be visited at low tide but unfortunately the sea was still too rough so they stopped letting people down. Doh! Back in Owaka we took a drive out to see the Yellow Eyed Penguins at Roaring Bay. Our timing was off so unfortunately the penguins weren't about. Finally we wandered out to see the lighthouse at Nugget Point....and it started to rain. Oh, what a day!! Things picked up after that thankfully. We enjoyed a nice meal and visited the sea lions that had been right on our doorstep all along.
The next morning we got up and enjoyed the sunrise on our own private beach. There were still lots of playful sea lions around. Claire always had the niggling suspicion that they would decide to attack her and so she gave them a very wide berth indeed. 
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