This is about as close to South Pole as we'll get on our trip - we're on the southern most point of the South Island.
The first picture is at Waipapa Point (the lighthouse)
The next picture is of the petrified forest at Curio Bay from the Jurassic period (180 million years old) Elvis is helping the picture by doing an impersonation of someone petrified. Not quite the same thing! I think I read that these trees were buried and pressured etc so much that the organic material turns into stone - a bit like looking into a gorgons eyes! So the shape running past Elvis is a petrified tree trunk, the next picture shows all the petrified tree stumps.
The other pictures move along through the Catlins along the coast to the final spot at Nugget point. Note in the last picture the nugget standing next to the sign.
3 comments:
from sissy J
Couldn't believe I logged on and got an update from you today. I thought you were headed to Australia yesterday.
Blimey, this New Zealand has it all, how bout it? I'm just loving all the shore pictures...can't get enough of a good sea, you know.
Just a note, most of what we send you on our family glob is coming back to us now. Are you aware of this?
Okay, happy trails to Aussie land!
Its bonfire night an the sparks r flying its so bloody noisey...an oh sunderland r away to man city half time its nil nil.....not that your interested k...football ahhhhhhhhhhh i hear u say....jen xxxx
Just checked the results and Sunderland lost to Man City 1-0 (just thought an American would update you on the English footy scores!)
Also, Shah, Paul and me have decided that your hotmail account is full which is why everything we write to you is being returned. Empty the pot, lad!
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