Weather forecast was showing fair for today so a very early start at 5.30am to see a petrified forest at Curio Bay at low tide. This forest is 180 million years old and is very interesting.
From the coast we head slightly inland and a walk to see McLeans Falls, this is a drop of 22 metres along the Tautuku river.
Back to the van we head along the coast to Lake Wilkie and another short walk around the lake.
From Lake Wilkie we head along the coast and park up for a half hour walk along the coastal path to Jacks Blowhole
A drive further along the coast brought us to the stunning headland of Nugget Point, this point has a couple of tiny islands us off the mainland which is home to many colonies of seabirds and seals and even a colony of Royal Spoonbills.
On our route back along the Caitlins we stop off to see the Purakaunui falls.
The day is coming to a close and the low tide enables us to visit the huge Cathedral Caves. These sea caves are only accessible via a 40 minute forest and beach walk. The two caves are joined at the back the largest one is 30 metres high, as you can see from the pictures they are very impressive.
Our last visit of the day is close to our overnight stop at Fortrose. Waipapa point is a favourite beach for the sea lions and we were fortunate to see a family resting on the beach at the time of our visit to the lighthouse. The male was fast asleep until it was roused by the young one and after a short family tiff we could see where these animals get there ferocious reputation. We made a quick exit off the sand, after being informed that they can outpace a human overland.
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