Drove through Invercargill, a Southland town near Bluff. A farm city, I should say, compared to size of neighboring towns. Ended up visiting Curio Bay. It was raining, but occasionally there would be a break in the clouds in the distance and a rainbow would appear. Penguins and seals are supposed to live here, but with the influx of tourists, they’ve become less and less common in this area.

Afterwards, we visited Niagara Falls….haha, a cute joke. If you’re in the area, it’s worth a visit. I won’t ruin the fun. Further down, we arrived at Surat Bay in New Haven. Here we stayed for a few days and found it really relaxing. Slow moving, not much going on, but there was something about it that I would go back for. Don’t know what it is, the nature, the quiet, the clams or sea lions. I don’t know. I found my first clams here, little necks. My travel partner and I had asked around and I went to work. It was a sad first hour, I found jack**%$. Then by some clue, I found a nest of clam shells and started digging in the soft, damp sand. Surely, there had to be something among the dead remnants. Yup! I found heaps and had a delicious steamed clam dinner. So sweet and tasty!