The Catlins

This is another stunning bit of NZ.

Along the south coast, you pass through the Catlins National Park and it is truly beautiful. I can't really begin to describe the scenery, as it's all mountains and hills and trees and rivers and lakes, it will begin to sound the same to anyone who's reading this.

I'll put in lots of pictures and let them do the talking!

Ooooh, we went to the beach and we saw wild sea lions! They are fantastic! They were sunbathing on the beach and sleeping. We got to go really close to them, it's just where they hang out and we were so lucky to get there when we did - so beautiful. They are huge and powerful and once they are in the water, they are so fast! All of them were so relaxed, it made me want a nap too. We saw one great big sea lion make his way into the water and then have a really relaxed swim around washing the sand off his body.

So amazing!