The Catlins is a region along the southern most end of the south island with rugged ocean coast lines intermixed with cattle and sheep farms. We spent a day driving along the Southern Scenic Route and stopped to see:
Slope Point.
which is the southern most point of the south island.
McLean Falls.
A very quirky, fun and interactive art gallery called The Lost Gypsy Gallery.
and finally Curio Bay to try and spot some yellow-eyed penguins and see the petrified forest. Unfortunately we were too early for the penguins and access to the petrified forest was cut off...The idea of a petrified forest though was really interesting and we were dissappointed we couldn't walk through it. Here's what the info panel said:
and here is what we saw:
The Catlins are a beautiful area of the country. It still amazes us to see so much farmland right at the edge of such rugged coastlines (those poor sheep!). While in the area we stayed at the Slope Point Backpackers, which is on a sheep and cattle farm. The kitchen was well equiped, everything was very clean, the bed was the most comfortable we've had yet and the owner Justine was extremely friendly! If you plan a trip in this area stay here!
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